10th April 2010 - Middleton Fell
Walk Details
Distance walked: 12.4 miles
Total ascent: 2158 ft
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: Barbon-Eskholme-Eskholme Pike-Castle Knott-Calf Top-Barkin Top-Long Bank-Fellside-A683-River Lune-Low Waterside-Middleton Hall Bridge-Middleton-High Road-Barbon
An ascent of Middleton Fell from Barbon with the return by the River Lune and country lanes.
Total ascent: 2158 ft
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: Barbon-Eskholme-Eskholme Pike-Castle Knott-Calf Top-Barkin Top-Long Bank-Fellside-A683-River Lune-Low Waterside-Middleton Hall Bridge-Middleton-High Road-Barbon
An ascent of Middleton Fell from Barbon with the return by the River Lune and country lanes.
Route map
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The Lune valley from Eskholme Pike
Barbon Low Fell
The Lune valley
The Lake District fells can just be made out through the haze
Barbon Low Fell
Barbondale leading up to Dentdale from Castle Knott
The Howgills from Calf Top, the summit of Middleton Fell
Dentdale and Great Knoutberry Hill
The route ahead along the top of the ridge
The Howgills
Aye Gill Pike above Dentdale with Baugh Fell behind
The Howgills on my descent
The ridge back down to the valley
Dentdale
The Howgills
The descent into the Lune valley