Hard Knott, Harter Fell and Green Crag
Tue 19 Dec 2006
Route: Brotherilkeld, Eskdale - River Esk - Lingcove Bridge - Lingcove Beck - Yew Bank - Hard Knott - Hardknott Pass - Harter Fell - Green Crag - Low Birker Tarn - Low Birker - Woolpack Inn - road - Brotherilkeld
Distance: 12.00 miles
Ascent: 3,500ft
Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
With: David Hall
Notes:
Frosty and cloudy to start, blue skies and an inversion on Hard Knott and then cloud building and covering the high fells from Harter Fell's summit onwards. No wind all day.
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Lingcove Bridge
Looking back down the River Esk from Lingcove Bridge
Path by Lingcove Beck in Upper Eskdale
Esk Pike, Bowfell and Crinkle Crags
Slight Side, Scafell, Scafell Pike, Broad Crag and Ill Crag from Hard Knott
The Scafells, Esk Pike, Bowfell and Crinkle Crags from Hard Knott
The Scafells from Hard Knott's summit
Harter Fell from Hard Knott's summit
Cockley Beck and Wrynose Bottom under the cloud
Swirl How, the bulk of Grey Friar, The Old Man of Coniston and Dow Crag from Hard Knott's summit
South from Hard Knott's summit
Slight Side, Scafell and Scafell Pike from Hard Knott
Heading for Harter Fell from Hardknott Pass
Looking across to Grey Friar from our ascent of Harter Fell
Northerly panorama from Harter Fell
Looking back to Hard Knott from our ascent of Harter Fell as the cloud builds
Cockley Beck
Harter Fell's summit
Stickle Pike on the left and The Pike with Black Combe behind on the right form Harter Fell's summit
Harter Fell's 'official' summit from its true summit with Devoke Water in the distance
Looking across to Green Crag and Crook Crag from Harter Fell
Caw and Stickle Pike from Green Crag's summit
Looking back to Green Crag (right) with Crook Crag on the left
Low Birker Tarn
The Low Birker peat-hut
The old peat road descending into Eskdale
Previous Walk: High Street from Mardale Head (Sun 17 Dec 2006)