| A beautiful short walk up to the summit of Black Fell from Knipe Fold on a glorious sunny afternoon. | |||
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Date: | 2nd May 2011 |
| Start Location: | Knipe Fold | ||
| Time Started: | 15:30 | ||
| Duration: | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | ||
| Distance: | 5.44km - 3.38 Miles | ||
| Ascent (m/ft): | 263m (863ft) | ||
| Highest Point: | Black Fell (323m/1060ft) | ||
| Parking: | Roadside at Knipe Fold | ||
| Weather: | Sunny - Moderate Winds at the top | ||
| Difficulty: | Easy | ||
| Knipe Fold - Iron Keld - Black Fell - Iron Keld - Knipe Fold | |||
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| Following the trackway from the road at Knipe Fold up to Iron Keld. This photo was taken from only a couple of minutes into the walk. The rounded peak to the left is Red Screes. | |||
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| Just over the slopes of Red Screes you can see Kirkstone Pass Inn below Caudale Moor. | |||
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| Through the gate and you're in Iron Keld. Lots of deforestation going on around here. | |||
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| A glimpse of Tarn Hows through some of the (still standing) trees. | |||
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| The spectacular view towards Windermere from the summit of Black Fell. The Yorkshire Dales seen in the distance. | |||
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| One of the Yorkshire Dales peaks - Ingleborough. | |||
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| And to the south, Blackpool Tower. | |||
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| Red Screes, Caudale Moor, Thornthwaite Crag anf the Ill Bell Ridge above Ambleside. | |||
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| The Fairfield Horseshoe. | |||
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| Little Langdale with Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes. | |||
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| The Langdale Pikes. | |||
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| Coniston Water and Tarn Hows. | |||
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| Esthwaite Water. | |||
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| Windermere and the Trig Col. | |||
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| A large cairn on a lower view point on Black Fell. Esthwaite Water to the right. | |||