Route: Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater - High Nook Farm - High Nook Tarn - Gavel Fell - track above Whiteoak Beck - Whiteoak Beck - Mosedale Beck - Loweswater Village
Distance: 5.75 miles
Ascent: 1,650ft
Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
With: David Hall and Roger Hiley
Notes:
Overcast with cloud touching the tops to start but brightening with the cloud lifting and breaking during the walk.
Area
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Carling Knott from the track to High Nook Farm
High Nook Farm
Darling Fell, Low Fell and a glimpse of Loweswater from above High Nook Farm
The way ahead, the path zig-zags up through the bracken directly ahead before heading left to the col between Gavel Fell and Blake Fell
Highnook Tarn (unnamed on the OS map)
Looking back down on our route as we climb up through the bracken
Whiteside and Grasmoor both with their tops in cloud and Highnook Tarn below
Heading for the col between Gavel Fell (left) and Blake Fell
Blake Fell in the cloud
Gavel Fell's summit
Knock Murton from Gavel Fell's summit
Whiteoak Common from the slopes of Gavel Fell
Descending to pick up the track above Whiteoak Beck with Hen Comb ahead
Heading along the track above Whiteoak Beck with the Vale of Lorton in the distance
Darling Fell, Low Fell and Loweswater from above High Nook Farm
Part of the old mine workings (Whiteoak Lead Mine) above High Nook Farm
Whiteside and Grasmoor now cloud free seen over the north ridge of Hen Comb
The Whiteoak Lead Mine on the north east ridge of Gavel Fell
Loweswater, Darling Fell and Low Fell
Hopegill Head between Whiteside and Grasmoor with the north end of Mellbreak on the far right
Crossing Mosedale Beck
Grasmoor from the track above the Kirkstile
Previous Walk: Newlands Hause to Buttermere (Sat 11 Aug 2007)
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