Route: Blencathra Centre, Threlkeld - Blease Fell - Knowe Crags - Gategill Fell Top - Blencathra - Scales Fell - Scales - above Threlkeld on the under Blencathra path - Blencathra Centre
Distance: 7.00 miles
Ascent: 2,300ft
Time: 3 hours 45 minutes
With: Anne
Notes:
Sunshine and scattered cloud to start but cloud building during the walk.
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Latrigg and the north western fells from above the Blencathra Centre
The view south to High Rigg and Bleaberry Fell from above the car park
Lonscale Fell
The Helvellyn ridge, St John's in the Vale, High Rigg and Bleaberry Fell
Ascending Blease Fell
A rare shot, photo by Anne
Clough Head and the Dodds leading to Helvellyn and St John's in the Vale
The Blease Fell zig-zags, replacing the wide scar of the old path
South over Walla Crag to Scafell Pike and Great Gable
Derwent Water and the north western fells from high up on Blease Fell
The Skiddaw fells from Blease Fell's summit
Great Calva
Heading for Gategill Fell Top from Blease Fell
Knowe Crags
Looking back to Blease Fell from Gategill Fell Top
Hallsfell Top (Blencathra's summit) from Gategill Fell Top
Gategill Fell
Skiddaw from Blencathra's summit
Gategill Fell from Blencathra's summit
Hall's Fell Ridge, Blencathra
Scales Fell from Blencathra's summit
Looking down Scales Fell
Sharp Edge
Doddick Fell
Above Scales
Scaley Beck between Doddick Fell and Scales Fell
Traffic jam on the short rock step at Scaley Beck on the under Blencathra path
Doddick Gill between Hall's Fell and Doddick Fell
On the path below Hall's Fell
Gate Gill between Gategill Fell and Hall's Fell. Blencthra's summit centre skyline
Blease Gill between Blease Fell and Gategill Fell
Looking back east from below Blease Fell
Start (or end depending on your direction of travel) of the permissive path under Blencathra from Blease Road
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