Blencathra from Scales
Fri 8 Jul 2016
Route: Scales - Scales Fell - Blencathra - Atkinson Pike - Blue Screes - the valley of the River Glenderamackin - Mousthwaite Comb - Scales
Distance: 6.25 miles
Ascent: 2,250ft
Time: 2 hours 55 minutes
With: On Own
Notes:
Windy. Overcast with the odd splash of sunshine.
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Above Scales
Great Mell Fell
Mousthwaite Comb
Looking down and across to Souther Fell
Scales Fell
The view south to Clough Head and the Dodds
A glimpse of Thirlmere
Scales Tarn below Sharp Edge
Looking back down the final zig-zags
Scales Fell
The OS trig at Blencathra's summit
Gategill Fell Top
Looking down Hall's Fell Ridge from the summit
Looking towards Skiddaw from the White Cross
...and again over Mungrisdale Common from Blue Screes
The valley of the River Glenderamackin
Oh no, the footbridge got washed away in the December 2015 storms
Temporary replacement!
Mousthwaite Comb
Great Mell Fell
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