Blencathra

Thu 12 Jun 2014

Route: Blencathra Centre, Threlkeld - Blease Fell - Knowe Crags - Gategill Fell Top - Blencathra - Gategill Fell Top - Knowe Crags - Blease Fell - Blencathra Centre

Distance: 4.75 miles

Ascent: 2,100ft

Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

With: Anne

Notes:

Sunny Summer's evening. Tee shirt and shorts weather. The lightest of wind. 

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The Helvellyn ridge to the south as we start up Blease Fell

Great Calva to the north

High Rigg and Tewet Tarn with Thirlmere beyond

Clough Head

The view south

Gategill Fell Top from Knowe Crags

Hallsfell Top, Blencathra's summit from Gategill Fell Top

The view south from Blencathra's summit

Gategill Fell Top from Hallsfell Top, Blencathra's summit

Zooming south - Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, Scafell Pike, Scafell and Great Gable

Knowe Crags from Gategill Fell Top

Skiddaw

Mungrisdale Common

St John's in the Vale

Descending Blease Fell

Latrigg with the north western fells behind

Previous Walk: High Pike and Carrock Fell (Sat 24 May 2014)

Next Walk: Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag, Priest's Hole and Dovedale (Sat 14 Jun 2014)

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