Castlerigg Stone Circle and High Rigg

Sun 18 Jan 2009

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: 5.00 miles

Ascent: 1,100ft

Time: 2 hours 40 minutes

With: Anne and David & Jennifer Hall

Notes:

Overcast

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Blencathra from Castlerigg Stone Circle

Fisher's Wife's Rake looking intimidating from this angle

Looking over Tewet Tarn to Lonscale Fell

Blencathra and Tewet Tarn

The back of Walla Crag, sun on Catbells and Robinson in the distance

The north western fells

High Rigg ahead

The start of the ascent of High Rigg from the church

Blencathra from High Rigg

High Rigg's summit

South from High Rigg's summit

High Rigg with Clough Head and the Dodds behind from Nest Brow

Previous Walk: Haystacks (Sat 17 Jan 2009)

Next Walk: St Sunday Crag's east ridge (Sat 24 Jan 2009)

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