Elterwater and Little Langdale
Tue 8 Jul 2008
Route: Elterwater village - Elter Water - River Brathay - Skelwith Force - Woodburn Bridge - Colwith Force - High Park - Stang End - Cathedral Quarry - Slater Bridge - Dale End - Elterwater village
Distance: 5.75 miles
Ascent: 600ft
Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
With: On own
Notes:
Showers.
On the way to the start of the walk I called in on Louise and Sean McMahon's Love the Lakes store in Bowness for some goodies.
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Love the Lakes, Ash Street, Bowness on Windermere
The Langdale Pikes can just be made out across Elter Water
The River Brathay
Skelwith Force
Skelwith Force, lots of water after all the recent rain
Woodburn Bridge (built Nov 2006) over the River Brathay above Skelwith Force
Lingmoor Fell comes into view
Heading for Colwith with Wetherlam in cloud
The path to Colwith Force
Colwith Force
Colwith Force
Looking down Colwith Force
High Park with Lingmoor Fell behind
Cathedral Quarry window
The pillar in Cathedral Quarry
Slater Bridge, Little Langdale
If only we had been allowed to keep our fleeces!
Little Langdale Tarn
The Britannia, Elterwater
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