High Seat and Bleaberry Fell
Sun 15 Apr 2007
Route: Ashness Bridge - Dodd - High Seat - Bleaberry Fell - above Falcon Crag - Ashness Bridge
Distance: 4.75 miles
Ascent: 1,700ft
Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
With: On Own
Notes:
Very hazy. Blue sky and sunshine, hot, more like a summer's day than a spring one.
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The path up High Strutta next to Barrow Beck
Derwent Water
Looking across Barrow Beck to some Belted Galloways
Derwent Water from above the intake wall as I head for High Seat from Ashness Bridge
Looking across Derwent Water to Catbells and the north western fells
Derwent Water from Ashness Gill
Looking back across the moorland as I head for High Seat from Dodd
Looking ahead to High Seat's summit. Its very dry at the moment, this would normally be a big bog hopping exercise!
Looking back down my route from near High Seat's summit
High Seat's summit
Bleaberry Fell from High Seat, another boggy section of ridge but not too bad today
Skiddaw from Bleaberry Fell's summit
Derwent Water from Bleaberry Fell
The new path up Bleaberry Fell from Walla Crag
Looking back up Bleaberry Fell
Walla Crag with Skiddaw behind from my descent off Bleaberry Fell
Derwent Water from above Cat Gill
Derwent Water
The Bob Graham cairn just below Ashness Bridge, next to the road
Ashness Bridge
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