High Street from Mardale Head

Mon 10 Feb 2014

Route: Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Mardale Ill Bell - Nan Bield Pass - Small Water - Mardale Head

Distance: 5.75 miles

Ascent: 2,200ft

Time: 3 hours 55 minutes

With: Pete Huzan

Notes:

A walk of two halves. Sunshine and cloud free until shortly after leaving High Street's summit and then into the cloud. Windy on Long Stile.

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Looking across Haweswater to Rough Crag

Speaking Crag

Harter Fell looks cold

Haweswater

Blea Water

Rough Crag with High Street behind

High Street

Long Stile onto High Street

Looking back to Rough Crag

Heading for High Street's trig point

High Street's summit

The summit wall as we enter the cloud

Mardale Ill Bell's summit carin

Kentmere Reservoir

Nan Bield Pass

Small Water

The Small Water shelters

Looking down on Mardale Head

Previous Walk: Haystacks (Sun 9 Feb 2014)

Next Walk: Lingmoor Fell and Side Pike (Tue 11 Feb 2014)

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