| A late evening walk up Dale Head from Honister Slate Mine. | |||
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Date: | 15th August 2011 |
| Start Location: | Honister Slate Mine | ||
| Time Started: | 18:30 | ||
| Duration: | 2 Hours 15 Minutes | ||
| Distance: | 7.98km - 4.96 Miles | ||
| Ascent (m/ft): | 622m (2041ft) | ||
| Highest Point: | Dale Head (753m/2471ft) | ||
| Parking: | Top of Honister Pass | ||
| Weather: | Mostly Cloudy | ||
| Difficulty: | Moderate | ||
| Honister Slate Mine - Yewcrag Quarries - Dale Head - Dalehead Tarn - Rigghead Quarries - Little Gatesgarthdale - Honister Slate Mine | |||
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| Honister Crag on Fleetwith Pike on the ascent up to Dale Head. | |||
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| Bowfell and Esk Pike. | |||
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| Yewcrag Quarries looking to Honister and Kirk Fell. | |||
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| Pillar over Fleetwith Pike. | |||
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| The tall and very solid cairn on the top of Dale Head. The view looking north. | |||
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| Bowfell, Esk Pike and what would be Great End and the Sca Fells but the cloud has blocked the view. | |||
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| The mighty Pillar - one to summit soon I think... | |||
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| Still on the summit, here looking to Hindscarth and Robinson. The fells in the background are Grasmoor and Crag Hill. | |||
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| The large cairn on High Spy with a view over Bleaberry Fell and Threlkeld Knotts all the way to the distant Pennines. | |||
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| The stunning view from Dale Head. | |||
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| The Langdale Pikes over Glaramara. | |||
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| Dale Head Tarn on the descent. Some wild campers to the left. | |||
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| Open mines and shafts at Rigghead Quarries. | |||
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| An open level - Spooky! | |||
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| Remains of the mine workings. | |||
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| Castle Crag and Kings How on the descent to the Allerdale Ramble. | |||