Silver How, Blea Rigg and Easedale Tarn

Wed 3 Jul 2002

Route: Grasmere Village - Kelbarrow - Silver How - Blea Rigg - Easedale Tarn - Sourmilk Gill - Easedale - Grasmere Village

Distance: 7.00 miles

Ascent: 1,750ft

Time: 3 hours 20 minutes

With: Anne

Notes:

Dry, sunny evening but wet underfoot

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Just follow the wall for the early part of the ascent of Silver How

Helm Crag and Seat Sandal from the path

Panorama of the eastern fells, Grasmere, Rydal Water and Loughrigg Fell

The start of the steep pull up to Silver How's summit

Looking back down the path up Silver How with views of Loughrigg Fell and Windermere

Heron Pike with Red Screes behind, Grasmere and Rydal Water from Silver How's summit cairn

360 Panorama from Silver How's summit

The ridge to Blea Rigg from Silver How

Looking back to Silver How from near Lang How

Looking down into Langdale

Grasmere village from the ridge between Silver How and Blea Rigg

Lingmoor Fell, Side Pike and Pike O' Blisco with the Coniston Fells behind from the ridge between Silver How and Blea Rigg

Dollywaggon Pike, Seat Sandal and Fairfield from Blea Rigg summit

Windermere from Blea Rigg summit

Harrison Pike and Pavey Ark from Blea Rigg's summit

The Shelter Stone on the top of Blea Rigg

Northeast to southwest panorama from a cairn 100m west of Blea Rigg's summit

Descending to Easedale Tarn

Easedale Tarn and Tarn Crag

Sourmilk Gill, Easedale

Sourmilk Gill, Easedale

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