Caermote Hill from Bothel (Wed 22 Aug 2007)

Walk Information

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Walk route: Bothel - St John's Hill - Caermote Hill (St John's Hill) - Caermote Roman Fort - road - Bothel

Distance: 4.25 miles

Ascent: 600ft

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Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: A lovely sunny evening walk

Comment: I followed A. Wainwright's 'Caermote Hill' walk in his book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' [page 206]

Photos

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The start of the footpath leaving the A595 at BothelThe route through the fields up onto the fellThe public footpath heads straight for the ridge (skyline)As I gain height the view opens up, looking back to Bothel and across the Solway Firth to CriffelWind turbines on Wharrels Hill on the north side of the A595Looking south to the north western fells as I head for the ridgeLooking south along the ridgeThe only fence that need to be climbed on the route (the rest had gates or stiles)Criffel from the ridgeThe view back north along the ridge as I head south for St John's Hill summitPart of the ancient earthwork at St John's Hill's summit, marked as The Battery on the OS mapThe view south from St John's Hill summitBinsey and the Skiddaw fells from St John's HillCaermote Hill summitBinsey and the Skiddaw fells from Caermote Hill's summitMemorial plaques on the summit outcrop, Caermote HillLooking back to St John's Hill from Caermote Hill summitSoutherly panorama from Caermote Hill's summitLooking south to Bassenthwaite Lake from Caermote Hill's summitZooming in on the north western fells from Caermote HillThe remains of Caermote Roman Fort are now hard to see!Caermote Hill from the minor road to the eastThe view south down the roadThe back of Skiddaw fells from the footpath up over the ridge that I took to rejoin my outward routeCriffel as I head back down to Bothel

previous walk - Sun 19 Aug 2007 - Brim Fell and Coniston Old Man

next walk - Thu 23 Aug 2007 - Eagle Crag and Sergeant's Crag

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