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24th April 2011 - Carlingill and The Calf

Walk Details

Distance walked: 8.3 miles

Total ascent: 2593 ft

OS map used: OL19 - Howgill Fells & Upper Eden Valley

Time taken: 6.5 hrs

Route description: Carlingill Bridge-Carlin Gill-The Spout-Blakethwaite Bottom-Over Sale-Bush Howe-The Calf-Bush Howe-Fell Head-Linghaw-Carlingill Bridge

A walk from Carlingill Bridge up Carlin Gill to The Spout and then Blakethwaite Bottom. From there over the tops of Over Sale, Bush Howe and White Fell Head to The Calf. From there I retraced my route over White Fell Head and Bush Howe to the top of Fell Head. From Fell Head I made my descent back to Carlingill Bridge over Linghaw.

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Carlingill Bridge
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Carlingill Beck. A narrow path follows the beck upstream.
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Carlin Gill as I follow it upstream...
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The ravine becomes narrow from now on and the faint path can be difficult to follow. It would be difficult after heavy rain as there is a spot where you use the rocks in the beck to make your way.
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Black Force. Probably the worst time of day to take a picture of it.
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In Carlin Gill..
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Carlin Gill comes to an end at the waterfall of The Spout
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Making my way up out of Carlin Gill. A faint path can be found rising steeply next to The Spout.
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Blakethwaite Bottom on the climb to Over Sale
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Uldale Head from Over Sale
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A view to the distant Lake District fells
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On route to The Calf
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The northern Howgills
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A view down Chapel Beck
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Morecambe Bay in the distance
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Views to the Lake District fells from the summit of The Calf..
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The path to Calders and Sedbergh
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Morecambe Bay in the distance
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This the lowest I've ever seen the summit tarn
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North Pennines in the far distance
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I set off for Fell Head which is the one in the distance on the right
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Across the northern Howgills to the North Pennines
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A view on the way to Fell Head
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Morecambe Bay from Fell Head
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The Lake District fells from Fell Head
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A view across to the Yorkshire Dales in the distance
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A view of the northern Howgills
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Enjoying the view..
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Morecambe Bay
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North Pennines in the distance across the northern Howgills
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One last shot before I head downhill
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Heading for Linghaw
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The Lune valley
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A great view
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Letting the wind do the work
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Downhill all the way to where I'm parked

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