| A great late afternoon walk in the North Western Fells. | ||||
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Date: | 7th October 2011 | Ascent (m/ft): | 906m (2973ft) |
| Start Location: | Lanthwaite | Highest Point: | Grisedale Pike (791m/2595ft) | |
| Time Started: | 15:30 | Parking: | Lanthwaite Car Park | |
| Duration: | 3 Hours 5 Minutes | Weather: | Mostly Cloudy | |
| Distance: | 11.1km - 6.89 Miles |
Difficulty: | Moderate | |
| Lanthwaite - Gasgale Gill - Coldale Hause - Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Whiteside (179) - Whin Ben - Lanthwaite | ||||
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| I've had this walk planned for a while now and this afternoon seemed to be the best time to do it. I started from Lanthwaite car park just by the road which offers great views to Whiteside as seen in the photo. | ||||
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| And great views up to Grasmoor. | ||||
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| Long shutter of Liza Beck. | ||||
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| Waterfalls alongside the footpath up Gasgale Gill. | ||||
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| Looking up Gasgale Gill with Hopegill Head high up ahead. | ||||
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| From the path alongside Liza Beck the view up to Whiteside is fantastic, with the rocky crags appearing more like jagged teeth along the ridge. | ||||
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| The waterfall at the top of Liza Beck near Coledale Hause. | ||||
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| As soon as I arrived at Coledale Hause the cloud descended to cover the tops of the surrounding fells and remained lower for the next 20minutes or so. I was afraid I wasn't going to get any views from here on. | ||||
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| The Langdale Pikes to the south. | ||||
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| And Criffel to the north. | ||||
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| A view down Hobcarton to Whinlatter Pass and Scotland beyond the Solway Firth. | ||||
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| And a view in the opposite direction towards Causey Pike and the Helvellyn range. | ||||
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| Grisedale Pike summit cairn and view to Derwent Water. | ||||
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| And the view without the cairn. | ||||
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| Cross Fell to the east. | ||||
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| A view of many levels here, Causey Pike summit (with a group on the top, the Central Fells and Ingleborough in the far distance. | ||||
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| The sun setting over to the west. | ||||
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| Hobcarton Crag and the valley of Hobcarton. | ||||
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| Hope Gill. | ||||
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| Grisedale Pike and Hobcarton Crag. | ||||
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| The summit cairn on Hopegill Head with the valley of Hope Gill and Ladyside Pike behind. | ||||
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| Gasgale Gill far down to the left along the ridge to Whiteside. | ||||
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| Whiteside ahead, the third peak today. | ||||
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| Gasgale Crags and Crummock Water. | ||||
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| Whiteside summit cairn and Loweswater. | ||||
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| And the view back along the ridge to Hopegill Head. | ||||
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| Gasgale Gill with the route of ascent seen alongside Liza Beck. | ||||
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| The sun setting behind Blake Fell. | ||||
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| Liza Beck 5 mins from the car. | ||||