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26th December 2013 - The Calf

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 7.9 miles

Total ascent: 2521 ft

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

Time taken: 4 hrs

Route description: Sedbergh-Howgill Lane-Lockbank Farm-Settlebeck Gill-Arant Haw-Calders-The Calf-Calders-Settlebeck Gill-Joss Lane-Sedbergh

An ill-fated walk up The Calf in the Howgills today. The forecast had been for the clouds to be above the tops and even a bit of sunshine. When I arrived in Sedbergh the sun was out and the tops were clear but that didn't last. The cloud came down while I was on Arant Haw and just got lower throughout the day. Since I was already up there I decided to carry on with my walk to The Calf and back. It's a route I've done several times and is easy to follow so I had no worries about going astray. The white stuff on the ground isn't snow but soft hail and it was tricky to walk on.

From Sedbergh I walked up Howgill Lane to Lockbank Farm to take the footpath through the farmyard. I then followed the bridleway around the side of Winder, up by Settlebeck Gill and on to Calders and The Calf with a detour to the top of Arant Haw. To head back I simply retraced my steps without the detour and down Joss Lane into Sedbergh.

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Sedbergh and the Rawthey valley below
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Baugh Fell and Aye Gill Pike on the other side of the Rawthey valley
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Settlebeck Gill
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Lots of water pouring off the fells after all the recent heavy rain
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Arant Haw ahead
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The central plateau of the Howgills from Arant Haw. It's not looking too good.
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Winder below from Arant Haw. The cloud is getting lower with every minute. A few people were following me up but they must have turned back because I didn't see them later in the day.
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On the bridleway to Calders
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The Calf. Nothing to see.
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Back at Calders. Still no view.
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Sedbergh finally reappears. The cloud base was below the top of Winder on the way back down.
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The main street in Sedbergh. No Boxing Day crowds here.

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