Castlerigg Stone Circle and High Rigg
Thu 15 Dec 2022
Route: Castlerigg Stone Circle - Naddle Bridge - Tewet Tarn - Low Rigg - St John's in the Vale Church - High Rigg - Nest Brow - Castle Lane - Castlerigg Stone Circle
Distance: 5.25 miles
Ascent: 1,000ft
Time: 3 hours
With: Anne
Notes:
Heavy frost, no wind, wall to wall blue skies
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Castlerigg Stone Circle with the north western fells catching the first sun
Blencathra
Blencathra from Tewet Tarn
Looking back to Tewet Tarn
St John's in the Vale Church
Blencathra from above the church
Skiddaw Little Man and Lonscale Fell
Blencathra from High Rigg's summit
Looking south into the sun from the summit
Heading towards Sykes Farm
Heading for Nest Brow
Back at Castlerigg Stone Circle. Clough Head, The Dodds and Helvellyn in the distance
Previous Walk: Cross Fell from Kirkland (Sat 10 Dec 2022)