Walk Information
Walk route: Thirlmere Dam End - Raven Crag - Shoulthwaite Gill - Smaithwaite - Bridge End Farm - Great How - Thirlmere Dam End
Distance: 5.50 miles
Ascent: 1,600ft
Time: 2 hours 50 minutes
With: on own
Conditions: It did not rain all the time, just most of the time! Still very mild for January
Route Map
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Photos
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Looking through the trees to Raven Crag from my ascent route
Raven Crag's summit
Thirlmere from Raven Crag's summit
Thirlmere's dam and Great How from Raven Crag
Forest track above Shoulthwaite Gill
Looking across to Iron Crag
The weir, Shoulthwaite Gill
One of the buildings at Smaithwaite
Old packhorse bridge across St John's Beck
Bridge End Farm
Stanah with Stanah Gill behind. The Sticks Pass path can be seen on the right of the gill
Raven Crag from Great How
Great How's summit
Raven Crag from Thirlmere Dam with the camera flash reflecting off the driving rain
previous walk - Fri 5 Jan 2007 - Howtown to Glenridding (Ullswater shoreline)
next walk - Sat 13 Jan 2007 - Swinside