Riggindale Round
Thu 29 Jul 2010
Route: Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Roman Road - Straits of Riggindale - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale - Haweswater - Mardale Head
Distance: 7.25 miles
Ascent: 2,420ft
Time: 3 hours 50 minutes
With: On own
Notes:
Broken cloud to start, becoming overcast
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Mardale Head
The lakeside path round to Riggindale
Swine Crag at the start of the Rough Crag ridge, the path avoids it by crossing the wall and keeping to the left
Riggindale
Harter Fell
Towards Nan Bield Pass
Looking back down the ridge
...and up, its a long ridge
Long Stile and Caspel Gate Tarn
Harter Fell and Blea Water
Looking back down on Rough Crag from Long Stile
High Street's summit trig point
The Roman road, looking north
Looking over Gray Crag to the Helvellyn ridge. Hayeswater far below
Towards the Straits of Riggindale
Looking back to High Street
The path down to Kidsty Howes has been 'upgraded'
The steep descent off Kidsty Howes down to Haweswater
Looking back to Kidsty Pike and Kidsty Howes from the lake shore
Road to nowhere
Previous Walk: Scafell Pike plus from Seathwaite (Wed 30 Jun 2010)
Next Walk: Carrock Fell and High Pike (Sat 7 Aug 2010)