Walk Information

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Walk route: Newlands Church, Little Town - Low Snab Farm - Scope End - Hindscarth - Hindscarth Edge - Dale Head - Dalehead Tarn - High Spy - Blea Crag Cairn - Maiden Moor - Hause Gate - Little Town - Newlands Church, Little Town

Distance: 9.00 miles

Ascent: 2,980ft

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Time: 4 hours 45 minutes

With: Anne

Conditions: Sunshine and blue sky but clouding over, windy on the tops

Photos

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Scope End and Robinson from Newlands ChurchNewlands Valley, Skiddaw and Blencathra framed by Rowling End (left) and Catbells (right) from Scope EndThe ridge to Hindscarth summitLooking northwards back down the ridge from HindscarthNortherly panorama from Hindscarth's northern summit cairnDale Head, The Scafells and Great Gable from Hindscarth summitSoutherly panorama from Hindscarth summitThe ridge of Fleetwith Pike sloping down left to right, Pillar, the High Stile Ridge and Buttermere from Dale HeadSkiddaw from Dale Head summitThe long descent down to Dalehead TarnHigh Spy from Dalehead TarnCausey Pike from the stream near Dalehead TarnLooking back to Dale Head from the climb up High SpyHigh Spy summitHindscarth seen across the head of Newlands ValleyDerwent Water and Keswick from Blea Crag cairnThe large flat top of Maiden Moor from Blea Crag cairnHindscarth and Robinson from Maiden Moor summitLooking down on Low Snab Farm and the mine workings on Scope End from Maiden MoorCatbells, Skiddaw, Derwent Water and Blencathra from Maiden MoorThe path to Little Town from Hause Gate, with Causey Pike aheadSkiddaw and Swinside from Little Town

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