Red Tarn and Birkhouse Moor (Thu 24 Feb 2011)

Walk Information

location map

Walk route: Glenridding - Greenside Road - Red Tarn Beck path - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Birkhouse Moor - Mires Beck path - Glenridding

Distance: 6.00 miles

Ascent: 1,900ft

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Time: 4 hours 0 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: Broken cloud, very mild, windy

Photos

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Looking up the Greenside RoadAn old mine building, built into the groundCatstycam from by Glenridding BeckLooking back down the path and across to Sheffield PikeAcross Red Tarn to HelvellynThe path to The Hole in the Wall from Red Tarn, and then on to Birkhouse MoorLooking back to a clearer HelvellynCatstycam and Swirral Edge onto HelvellynCatstycamHigh Spying How (Striding Edge), Helvellyn in cloud and Catstycam from Birkhouse Moor's summitBirkhouse Moor's east ridgeLooking down on Glenridding and Ullswater from the Mires Beck path

previous walk - Sat 19 Feb 2011 - Aira Force and Gowbarrow Fell

next walk - Sat 26 Feb 2011 - Angletarn Pikes, Angle Tarn and Brock Crags

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