Hindscarth and Dale Head

Sun 3 Aug 2003

Route: Derwent Bank - Skelgill - Little Town - Newlands Church - Scope End - Hindscarth - Hindscarth Edge - Dale Head - Dalehead Tarn - Newlands Valley - Little Town - Skelgill - Derwent Bank

Distance: 12.50 miles

Ascent: 2,750ft

Time: 7 hours

With: 3 HF Holidays guests

Notes:

Broken cloud, sunshine

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Hindscarth and Robinson from near Skelgill

Causey Pike

Newlands Church

Low Snab Farm

Skiddaw, Blencathra and Catbells from Scope End

Looking towards Hindscarth from Scope End

Ascending Hindscarth's northern ridge

Looking back down the ridge to Scope End

Grasmoor, Eel Crag, Sail, Grisedale Pike, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Rowling End and Skiddaw

The Grasmoor group from Hindscarth's summit

Heading along Hindscarth Edge to Dale Head

Honister Crag with Great Gable lost in cloud behind

Buttermere and the High Stile ridge

Dale Head summit

Newlands Valley from Dale Head's summit

Hindscarth from Dale Head summit

Descending to Dale Head Tarn

Causey Pike from near Dale Head Tarn

Newlands Valley

Looking back to Dale Head

Goldscope Mine

Heading across the fields to Skelgill

Previous Walk: Bowscale Fell and Bannerdale Crags (Sat 26 Jul 2003)

Next Walk: Glencoyne Dale (Mon 4 Aug 2003)

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