Route: Askham - Heughscar Hill - The Cockpit - Moor Divock - Cop Stone - road - Helton - Whale - River Lowther - Askham
Distance: 7.75 miles
Ascent: 850ft
Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
With: On Own
Notes:
Overcast with hail and rain showers
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Penrith from Heughscar Hill's summit
Little Mell Fell
Looking south up Ullswater with some snow on Helvellyn
Little Mell Fell with Blencathra behind on the left round to Carrock Fell on the right from The Cockpit
Heughscar Hill from The Cockpit
The sky above Heughscar Hill
Cop Stone, Moor Divock with Knipescar Common behind
Zooming in on Knipescar Common
The road above Heltonhead. The high point on the skyline is Loadpot Hill
Heltonhead
Helton
The footbridge across the River Lowther between Helton and Whale
Approaching Whale
Postbox in Whale
Looking back across the valley to Helton
The River Lowther. This is where the horse and carriages enter the water in the horse driving trials at the Lowther Show
Askham Bridge across the River Lowther
Daffodils in Askham. A couple of weeks too early for the main display
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