22nd June 2010 - A Coledale Horseshoe
Walk Details
Distance walked: 10.9 miles
Total ascent: 4428 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 8 hrs
Route description: Layby on Braithwaite to Buttermere road at Uzzicar Farm-Stoneycroft Gill-Sail Pass-Sail-Crag Hill-Grasmoor-Sand Hill-Hopegill Head-Grisedale Pike-Kinn-Braithwaite-Braithwaite Lodge-Layby on Braithwaite to Buttermere road at Uzzicar Farm
A walk round Coledale taking in Sail, Crag Hill, Grasmoor, Hopegill Head and Grisedale Pike.
Total ascent: 4428 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 8 hrs
Route description: Layby on Braithwaite to Buttermere road at Uzzicar Farm-Stoneycroft Gill-Sail Pass-Sail-Crag Hill-Grasmoor-Sand Hill-Hopegill Head-Grisedale Pike-Kinn-Braithwaite-Braithwaite Lodge-Layby on Braithwaite to Buttermere road at Uzzicar Farm
A walk round Coledale taking in Sail, Crag Hill, Grasmoor, Hopegill Head and Grisedale Pike.
Route map
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Scar Crags to Causey Pike on the left from Sail. The weather was a bit iffy this morning when I set off but it soon showed signs of improvement. I parked in the lay-by near Uzzicar farm on the road through Newlands and set off up the mine road to Sail Pass then Sail.
The High Stile range
Hindscarth and Robinson
Coledale and Skiddaw from Crag Hill
Grisedale Pike
Sail to Causey Pike with views to the Helvellyn range in the distance
The Whiteside to Hopegill Head ridge
On Grasmoor and looking down on Buttermere
Wandope
Whiteside from the top of Dove Crags
Grisedale Pike and Skiddaw
Grisedale Pike and Hobcarton Crag from Hopegill Head
Skiddaw and Grisedale Pike
View across to the Helvellyn range in the distance
The ridge to Whiteside
The Whinlatter fells over Ladyside Pike
On Grisedale Pike and views to Derwent Water and beyond
Views across Outerside and Scar Crags to the central fells
Hopegill Head
Skiddaw
Sail and Crag Hill
Grasmoor and Hopegill Head
The Whinlatter fells
Skiddaw as I head down from Grisedale Pike
Across Derwent Water to the central and eastern fells
Skiddaw from Sleet How
Skiddaw
Braithwaite below
Back on the road through Newlands and a last picture of Skiddaw
Cat Bells and Maiden Moor