Walk Information

location map

Walk route: Buttermere Village - Low bank - Rannerdale Knotts - Low bank - Buttermere Village

Distance: 3.00 miles

Ascent: 850ft

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Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

With: Anne

Conditions: Windy but dry

Comment: Before the walk we took the Honister Slate Mine tour

Photos

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Buttermere valley in the cloud from HonisterEntrance to Honister Slate MineAn external incline leading to the upper levels, HonisterInside Honister mine - contact between slate and lavaA mine tunnel - Honister MineAn incline in the mine - Honister MineHeading back to the mine buildings (Honister Pass) at the end of the tourFish Hotel, ButtermereFleetwith Pike and Haystacks from the Fish Hotel car park, ButtermereThe High Stile ridge from the lower slopes of Rannerdale Knott, ButtermereLooking along Low Bank to Rannerdale Knotts and Crummock WaterRobinson, Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks from Rannerdale Knotts summit360 Panorama from near Rannerdale Knotts summitCrummock Water from Rannerdale KnottsSun spotlight on Crummock WaterRobinson with High Snockrigg in frontSun spotlight, Buttermere valley

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