Arthur's Pike, Bonscale Pike and Loadpot Hill (Sun 22 Jul 2007)

Walk Information

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Walk route: Above Helton - Cop Stone - Moor Divock - The Cockpit - White Knott - Arthur's Pike - Bonscale Pike - Loadpot Hill - High Street Roman Road - Knotts (Helton Fell) - Above Helton

Distance: 9.25 miles

Ascent: 1,500ft

Time: 3 hours 45 minutes

With: Anne

Conditions: Blue sky and sunshine

Route Map

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Photos

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Looking along the road that we would use at the end of the walk. Loadpot Hill is the highest point on the skyline
Looking along the road that we would use at the end of the walk. Loadpot Hill is the highest point on the skyline

Looking towards Heughscar Hill from the Cop Stone
Looking towards Heughscar Hill from the Cop Stone

Moor Divock with the top of Blencathra just visible
Moor Divock with the top of Blencathra just visible

Looking south to Loadpot Hill from Moor Divock
Looking south to Loadpot Hill from Moor Divock

The ridge to Arthur's Pike with the Dodds in the distance from Moor Divock
The ridge to Arthur's Pike with the Dodds in the distance from Moor Divock

Little Mell Fell with Blencathra and the northern fells behind from Moor Divock
Little Mell Fell with Blencathra and the northern fells behind

The Cockpit, Moor Divock
The Cockpit

Heading across to join the path up White Knott
Heading across to join the path up White Knott

Looking north to Heughscar Hill
Looking north to Heughscar Hill

Little Mell Fell seen across Ullswater
Little Mell Fell seen across Ullswater

Ullswater from White Knott
Ullswater from White Knott

Ullswater from the beacon, 250m northwest of Arthur's Pike summit
Ullswater from the beacon, 250m northwest of Arthur's Pike summit

Ullswater panorama from the beacon on Arthur's Pike
Ullswater panorama from the beacon on Arthur's Pike - click on image for a larger version

Arthur's Pike's summit
Arthur's Pike's summit

Heading for Bonscale Pike (the summit is just right of centre) from Arthur's Pike
Heading for Bonscale Pike (the summit is just right of centre) from Arthur's Pike

The foot of Ullswater from Bonscale Pike
The foot of Ullswater from Bonscale Pike

Hallin Fell from Bonscale Pike
Hallin Fell

Place Fell with the eastern fells behind from Bonscale Pike's summit cairn
Place Fell with the eastern fells behind from Bonscale Pike's summit cairn

Heading for Loadpot Hill
Heading for Loadpot Hill

Loadpot Hill's summit trig point
Loadpot Hill's summit trig point

Fairfield, Saint Sunday Crag, Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike and Helvellyn from Loadpot Hill's summit
Fairfield, Saint Sunday Crag, Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike and Helvellyn from Loadpot Hill's summit

Bonscale Pike and Arthur's Pike from our descent north off Loadpot Hill
Bonscale Pike and Arthur's Pike from our descent north off Loadpot Hill

On High Street Roman Road north of Loadpot Hill
On High Street Roman Road

Heading for Knotts (Helton Fell)
Heading for Knotts (Helton Fell)

The North Pennines from Knotts
The North Pennines from Knotts

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