Walk Information

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Walk route: Legburthwaite - above Fornside - Beckthorns Rib - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Sticks Pass - Stanah - Legburthwaite

Distance: 7.50 miles

Ascent: 2,500ft

Time: 3 hours 35 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: Sunny, some high cloud, cool breeze on the tops

Route Map

route map
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Photos

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Castle Rock of Triermain
Castle Rock of Triermain

A little used path above the intake wall leads to Fornside
A little used path above the intake wall leads to Fornside

St John's in the Vale
St John's in the Vale

The route follows the wall to the trees and then the fell side is climbed by the old peat track
The route follows the wall to the trees and then the fell side is climbed by the old peat track

Fornside
Fornside

Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell
Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell

Great How and Raven Crag from above Fornside
Great How and Raven Crag from above Fornside

Great How and Raven Crag from above Fornside
...and again from higher up

A westerly panorama from Beckthorns Rib
A westerly panorama from Beckthorns Rib - click on image for a larger version

Great Mell Fell from Calfhow Pike
Great Mell Fell from Calfhow Pike

Westerly panorama from Calfhow Pike
Westerly panorama from Calfhow Pike - click on image for a larger version

Walkers heading for Calfhow Pike from Great Dodd
Walkers heading for Calfhow Pike from Great Dodd

The view west from Great Dodd summit
The view west from Great Dodd summit

Stybarrow Dodd and Watson's Dodd
Stybarrow Dodd and Watson's Dodd

Great Dodd from Watson's Dodd
Great Dodd from Watson's Dodd

360 Panorama from Watson's Dodd's summit
360 Panorama from Watson's Dodd's summit - click on image for a larger version

Thirlmere from Watson's Dodd
Thirlmere from Watson's Dodd

The view south from Stybarrow Dodd summit
The view south from Stybarrow Dodd summit

360 Panorama from Stybarrow Dodd's summit
360 Panorama from Stybarrow Dodd's summit - click on image for a larger version

Looking back to Watson's Dodd from Stybarrow Dodd
Looking back to Watson's Dodd from Stybarrow Dodd

Looking across Sticks Pass to Raise with the ski huts clearly visible on the left
Looking across Sticks Pass to Raise with the ski huts clearly visible on the left

High Rigg with Skiddaw beyond from the descent to Stanah
High Rigg with Skiddaw beyond from the descent to Stanah

previous walk - Sat 28 Jun 2003 - Great Mell Fell

next walk - Wed 2 Jul 2003 - Castlerigg Stone Circle and High Rigg

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