Carrock Pike and High Pike
Fri 14 Apr 2006
Route: Stone Ends, Mosedale - Further Gill Sike - Carrock Fell - Round Knott - Miton Hill - High Pike - Driggith Mine - Carrock Beck - Carrock Beck Ford - road - Stone Ends
Distance: 6.00 miles
Ascent: 1,750ft
Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
With: Anne
Notes:
Blue sky and sunshine to start but becoming overcast with sunny intervals.
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Carrock Fell from the road near Stone Ends
Looking back down to the road
Looking back down our line of ascent (Further Gill Sike)
The view east to the North Pennines from Carrock Fell
Ascending Carrock Fell
Looking towards Carrock Fell's summit
Carrock Fell's summit, with Blencathra to the left of the cairn
Heading along the ridge to High Pike
Looking back to Carrock Fell from near Round Knott
Skiddaw in cloud with Knott on the right skyline from Round Knott
Looking across to High Pike
Looking back to Carrock Fell from the top of Drygill
High Pike's summit
The valley of Carrock Beck
Old mine workings
Looking back up the valley of Carrock Beck with High Pike the high point on the right skyline
Looking south towards the conical Great Mell Fell
Ford across Carrock Beck on the Hesket Newmarket to Mungrisdale road
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