Walk Information

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Walk route: Grainsgill Beck Bridge - River Caldew - Cumbria Way - Great Calva - Knott - Coomb Height - Grainsgill Beck Bridge

Distance: 6.50 miles

Ascent: 1,850ft

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Time: 3 hours 0 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: Overcast, in cloud on Knott's summit but also some sunny intervals. A short heavy shower while ascending Great Calva

Photos

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Heading out on the Cumbria WayThe Cumbria Way follows the River CaldewSkiddaw Little Man comes into viewRiver Caldew as the track which leads to Skiddaw House starts to deteriorateSheepfold and ruined buiding beside the path at NY308310The bield, with sheep, at NY306309Lonscale Fell on the left, Skiddaw House in the trees below Skiddaw Little Man in the centreGreat CalvaCircular sheepfold next to Wiley GillThe heathers out, very pretty but hard to walk throughLooking back down from near Great Calva southern cairn and the fence cornerThe view south from the fence corner south of Great Calva's summitJust follow the fence north to Great Calva's summit, its not far now and nearly all the climb has been done alreadyGreat Calva's summitLooking back to Great Calva as I head for KnottKnottGreat Calva from its col with KnottLittle Calva with Skiddaw in cloud behind from KnottKnott summit, the mini windshelter is new, where did the rocks come from?Coomb Height with Carrock Fell on the leftLooking back to Great Calva with Skiddaw Little Man and Skiddaw behind, Knott is out of picture rightCarrock Fell from the cairn on Coomb HeightBlencathra from the cairn on Coomb HeightLooking towards Swineside Valley as I descend from Coomb HeightThis gully is artificial being part of the mine workings of Carrock MineBlencathra from the descent off Coomb HeightSwineside Valley, the hamlet of Mosedale is at the far endHead high bracken but there is a narrow pathLooking back up my descent route off Coomb Height from next to Grainsgill Beck

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