Branstree North Ridge

Tue 1 Jul 2008

Route: Haweswater Road - north ridge - Branstree - Branstree Tarn - High Howes - Selside Pike - Old Corpse Road - Brown Howe (Rowantreethwaite) - Old Corpse Road - Haweswater Road

Distance: 4.75 miles

Ascent: 1,680ft

Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

With: On own

Notes:

Sunny, windy

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The bottom part of Branstree's north ridge

Mardale Head

The Rigg and Rough Crag onto High Street from beside the Hollow Stone

Looking across Haweswater to Riggindale

One of the two ruined buildings on Branstree's north ridge with Kidsty Pike on the skyline

Branstree's north ridge, above the buildings the bracken ends and the angle eases

Looking back down Branstree's north ridge

Branstree's summit, looking south

Looking towards Harter Fell from Branstree's summit

The higher cairn on Artle Crag with the rounded Selside Pike beyond and the North Pennines in the distance

High Howes from the lower of the two cairns on Artle Crag

The survey post, Branstree

Looking back towards Artle Crag with the cairns on the skyline (left) from the survey post

Selside Pike from High Howes

High Street from Captain Whelter Bog

The fence to Branstree (if you don't want to visit High Howes) from Captain Whelter Bog

Selside Pike's summit cairn with the North Pennines in the distance

Selside Pike's summit cairn is actually a shelter!

The descent northwards off Selside Pike with Hare Shaw ahead

Looking down into Swindale

Rowantreethwaite (Brown Howe) with Kidsty Pike and High Raise on the far skyline

Brown Howe (a Birkett)

Brown Howe's summit

Branstree's north ridge, Harter Fell and Mardale Head from the Old Corpse Road

Haweswater from the Old Corpse Road

Mardale Head from the Old Corpse Road

Riggindale and Kidsty Pike from the buildings next to the Old Corpse Road

The Rigg and Rough Crag leading on to High Street

Branstree's north ridge

Mardale Head from the Old Corpse Road

The Rigg, Wood Howe (island) and Riggindale

Wood Howe and Riggindale

Previous Walk: Mardale Ill Bell's east ridge and Small Water (Mon 23 Jun 2008)

Next Walk: High Rigg (Fri 4 Jul 2008)

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