Muncaster Fell from Ravenglass
Sat 5 Jan 2008
Route: Ravenglass - Roman Bath House (Walls Castle) - Newtown Knott - Muncaster Castle - Fell Lane - Muncaster Tarn - Muncaster Fell (Hooker Crag) - Muncaster Tarn - Eskdale Golf Course - Hirst Park - River Esk - Cumbria Coastal Way - Ravenglass
Distance: 9.50 miles
Ascent: 1,200ft
Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
With: Anne
Notes:
Sunny intervals, dry but very windy
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The Pennington Hotel, Ravenglass
Main Street, Ravenglass
The Roman Bath House at Ravenglass, now known as Walls Castle
The remains of the beacon on Newtown Knott with Eskmeals Viaduct on the right
Ravenglass from Newtown Knott
Looking north east from Newtown Knott to Muncaster Fell
The mouth of the River Esk
The public footpath through the grounds of Muncaster Castle
Muncaster Castle
St Michael's Church, Muncaster
Fell Lane
Muncaster Tarn
There is lots of forestry work going on near Muncaster Tarn
Hooker Crag the summit of Muncaster Fell from the corner of the wood
The trig point at Muncaster Fell's summit
The Irton Pike - Whin Rigg ridge from Muncaster Fell's summit
Path down Chapel Hill
Eskdale Golf Course
Hirst Lodge
The Cumbria Coastal Way through the grounds of Muncaster Castle
Looking across the River Esk to St John's Church, Hall Waberthwaite
Reeds by the River Esk with Eskmeals Viaduct in the distance
Looking south east towards Whitfell
Ravenglass and the tide is out
The River Esk at Ravenglass
The entrance to Ravenglass from the beach
Ravenglass
Ravenglass sunset
Previous Walk: Angletarn Pikes to Gray Crag (Sun 30 Dec 2007)
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