Cauldron Snout and a circuit of Widdybank Fell
Sun 24 Jul 2005
Route: Weelhead Sike Car Park (Cow Green Reservoir) - road - Widdybank Pasture - Widdy Bank Farm - River Tees (Pennine Way) - Falcon Clints - Cauldron Snout (Waterfall) - Cow Green Dam - Widdybank Fell Nature Trail - Weelhead Sike Car Park
Distance: 7.50 miles
Ascent: 650ft
Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
With: Anne
Notes:
Overcast
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Looking east towards Chapelfell Top from the Cow Green Reservoir road
Sheep on the Cow Green Reservoir road
Heading along the track to Widdy Bank Farm with Cronkley Scar in front
Widdy Bank Farm
The River Tees
A rocky section beside the River Tees under Falcon Clints
The River Tees flows from the right with Maize Beck joining it on the left
Looking back to Falcon Clints
Cauldron Snout
Ascending the steep path by Cauldron Snout
Cow Green Dam and the top part of the falls
Looking back down Cauldron Snout
Cow Green Dam, the man made source of the River Tees
Cow Green Dam. The fell in the far distance is Meldon Hill
Looking across Cow Green Reservoir to Meldon Hill (left), the tops of Great and Little Dun Fells (just out of the cloud) and Cross Fell (in cloud)
Looking back to Cow Green Dam with Mickle Fell behind
Previous Walk: Armboth Fell plus (Sun 17 Jul 2005)
Next Walk: Dufton Pike (Mon 8 Aug 2005)