Scafell and Slight Side from Eskdale

Sat 28 Sep 2002

Route: Brotherilkeld, Eskdale - River Esk - Lingcove Bridge - River Esk - Great Moss - Sampson's Stones - Cam Spout - Foxes Tarn - Symonds Knott - Scafell - Long Green - Slight Side - Catcove Beck - Taw House - Brotherilkeld

Distance: 9.00 miles

Ascent: 3,150ft

Time: 5 hours 15 minutes

With: On Own

Notes:

Overcast, cloud above tops, light breeze

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Looking up Eskdale to Bowfell from Brotherilkeld

The River Esk

Lingcove Bridge

Scafell Pike and Ill Crag from below Green Crag

Great Moss panorama

Cam Spout. The path climbs the slabs to the right of the waterfall

Looking down on Great Moss. The ridge across the centre of the photograph is Hard Knott

The path upto Mickledore

The gully leading to Foxes Tarn

Looking back down the scree slope to Foxes Tarn

Panorama from above Broad Stand

Scafell Pike from Symonds Knott summit

Panorama from Symonds Knott's summit

Burnmoor Tarn, Illgill Head and Wastwater

Symonds Knott, Scafell Pike and Ill Crag from Scafell summit

Scafell summit

Panorama from Scafell's summit

Looking down on Long Green and Slight Side

360 Panorama from Slight Side's summit

Harter Fell from Slight Side

The bottom of Hardknott Pass. The start/finish of the walk

Previous Walk: Whitbarrow (Sun 22 Sep 2002)

Next Walk: Harter Fell, Eskdale (Sun 29 Sep 2002)

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