Devoke Water Circuit
Sat 4 May 2002
Route: Birker Fell road - Rough Crag - Water Crag - Devoke Water - White Pike - Yoadcastle - Woodend Height - Devoke Water - Seat How - Birker Fell road
Distance: 5.50 miles
Ascent: 1,450ft
Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
With: Anne
Notes:
Warm, light winds, sunshine but cloud building from the north, we were caught by a heavy rain shower on our return to the car from Seat How.
A. Wainwright's 'The Devoke Water Circuit' walk in his book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' [page 144].
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Seat How with Yoadcastle in the distance from the fell road
Great Gable, Scafell, Esk Pike and Bowfell from Rough Crag summit
Crook Crag and Green Crag with Harter Fell, Eskdale behind from Rough Crag summit
Devoke Water and Yoadcastle from Rough Crag
Heading to Water Crag from Rough Crag
Looking back to Rough Crag and a panorama of the southern central Lakes from the route to Water Crag
The high fells from Water Crag summit
Seat How and Devoke Water
Devoke Water
Devoke Water, Water Crag and Rough Crag from the climb up White Pike
Woodend Height and Yoadcastle from White Pike summit
Hesk Fell with Caw behind (centre) from Yoadcastle summit
360 Panorama from Yoadcastle summit
Whitfell and Stainton Pike from Yoadcastle
Yoadcastle with Whitfell behind and Stainton Pike right from Woodend Height
Looking down on Devoke Water from Woodend Height as the clouds darken
The boathouse, Devoke Water
Devoke Water under a dark sky
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