Walk Information

Walk route: Blencathra Centre, Threlkeld - Blease Fell - Gategill Fell Top - Blencathra - Scales Fell - Scales - above Threlkeld on the under Blencathra path - Blencathra Centre, Threlkeld
Distance: 7.00 miles
Ascent: 2,300ft
Time: 3 hours 45 minutes
With: Anne
Conditions: Sunshine and scattered cloud to start but cloud building during the walk
Route Map

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Photos
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Latrigg and the north western fells from above the Blencathra Centre

The view south to High Rigg and Bleaberry Fell from above the car park

Lonscale Fell

The Helvellyn ridge, St John's in the Vale, High Rigg and Bleaberry Fell

Ascending Blease Fell

A rare shot, photo by Anne

Clough Head and the Dodds leading to Helvellyn and St John's in the Vale

The Blease Fell zig-zags, replacing the wide scar of the old path

South over Walla Crag to Scafell Pike and Great Gable

Derwent Water and the north western fells from high up on Blease Fell

The Skiddaw fells from Blease Fell's summit

Great Calva

Heading for Gategill Fell Top from Blease Fell

Knowe Crags

Looking back to Blease Fell from Gategill Fell Top

Hallsfell Top (Blencathra's summit) from Gategill Fell Top

Gategill Fell

Skiddaw from Blencathra's summit

Gategill Fell

Hall's Fell

Scales Fell from Blencathra's summit

Looking down Scales Fell
Its 10:45 on August Bank Holiday Saturday, where is everybody?

Sharp Edge

Doddick Fell

Above Scales

Scaley Beck between Doddick Fell and Scales Fell

Traffic jam on the short rock step at Scaley Beck on the under Blencathra path

Doddick Gill between Hall's Fell and Doddick Fell

On the path below Hall's Fell

Gate Gill between Gategill Fell and Hall's Fell. Blencthra's summit centre skyline

Blease Gill between Blease Fell and Gategill Fell

Looking back east from below Blease Fell

Start (or end depending on your direction of travel) of the permissive path under Blencathra from Blease Road
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