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24th December 2008 - A round of Mardale

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 8.9 miles

Total ascent: 3192 ft

OS map used: OL5 - The English Lakes, North-eastern area

Time taken: 6 hrs

Route description: Mardale Head-The Rigg-Riggindale-Kidsty Howes-Kidsty Pike-High Raise-Rampsgill Head-High Street-Mardale Ill Bell-Nan Bield Pass-Harter Fell-Gatescarth Pass-Mardale Head

A walk from Mardale Head taking in Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell and Harter Fell. The weather was rather gloomy but there wasn't a breath of wind on the tops, so not a bad day at all.

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Harter Fell from the side of Haweswater
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Rough Crag leading up to High Street
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Looking across The Rigg to Branstree
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On the summit of Kidsty Pike. The view across Riggindale to Rough Crag.
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Cross Fell and the North Pennines in the distance
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Lots of fells in view across the Straits of Riggindale
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Selside Pike and Branstree from High Raise
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Cross Fell and the North Pennines from High Raise
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Blencathra in the distance
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Fairfield and Helvellyn
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Helvellyn and the Dodds
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The view down Ramps Gill to Martindale from Rampsgill Head
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The Dodds, Skiddaw and Blencathra with Rest Dodd in the front of picture
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Zooming in on St. Sunday Crag and Helvellyn
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Helvellyn, the Dodds and Blencathra from High Street
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The Coniston fells, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, the Scafells and Great Gable on the skyline. Thornthwaite Crag, Red Screes and Caudale Moor in the foreground.
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On Mardale Ill Bell and the sun is putting in an appearance behind the Ill Bell ridge
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Distant views from the climb up Harter Fell
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Misty down around Windermere
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The view from Harter Fell. The Coniston fells, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, the Scafells, Great Gable and Pillar in the distance with the Ill Bell ridge in the foreground.
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Cross Fell and the North Pennines from Harter Fell
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Tarn Crag, Grey Crag and Longsleddale
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Haweswater
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Fog filling the valleys
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The last shot of the distant view has the Howgills on the left and Ingleborough on the right

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