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29th March 2012 - Ling and Sale Fells

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 6.7 miles

Total ascent: 1871 ft

OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area

Time taken: 6hrs

Route description: Wythop Mill-Green Lonning-Ling Fell-Eskin-Brumston Bridge-Kelswick Farm-Chapel Wood-Lothwaite-Sale Fell-Wythop Mill

Two of my four outstanding Wainwrights bagged today by a circuitous route that I took my time with.

From where I parked near Wythop Mill I took the bridleway of Green Lonning and a footpath to Embleton High Common around the back of Ling Fell before I climbed to its top. It was then down the other side to the bridleway to Kelswick Farm. I then walked below Sale Fell through Chapel Wood before climbing to its subsiduary top, Lothwaite and then to Sale Fell itself. The final stretch was down to St. Margaret's Church and through Wythop Mill back to where I was parked.

As a bonus I payed a visit to Lanthwaite Hill (Brackenthwaite Hows on the OS map) on the way back. This little hill can be climbed from the Lanthwaite Wood car park at Scalehill Bridge and offers great views across the Buttermere valley, Loweswater and Lorton Vale. The haziness and high cloud meant that the light wasn't the best for taking pictures, so I'll have to go back another day when the weather is better.

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Another fine start to the day by the roadside near Wythop Mill. The hill in the distance is Binsey.
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On Green Lonning
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Views from Ling Fell. Broom Fell is on the left while in the distance on the right the two pointed tops are Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head.
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Sale Fell and Skiddaw
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Binsey and Sale Fell
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Brumston Bridge over Wythop Beck
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Ling Fell from outside Kelswick Farm
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The remains of the old Wythop church in Chapel Wood
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Walking through Chapel Wood
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One of a few groups of primroses that I passed on the path through the wood
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Skiddaw on the other side of Bassenthwaite Lake before I climbed to the top of Lothwaite
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The top of Sale Fell from Lothwaite
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Skiddaw from Lothwaite. In my opinion its best route of ascent, the ridge of Ullock Pike, can be seen curving around in front. The little fell on the right is Dodd.
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Skiddaw from the top of Sale Fell
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Lord's Seat and Broom Fell on the other side of the Wythop valley
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Ling Fell
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Binsey
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Setmurthy Common on the other side of Embleton and the A66
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The church of St. Margaret, Wythop Mill
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Back in Wythop Mill
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On the way back I paid a visit to Lanthwaite Hill in Loweswater to enjoy the views from its top. In this case looking across to the Loweswater fells with Carling Knott standing out in front.
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Grasmoor
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The Buttermere valley
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Mellbreak
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Low Fell and Fellbarrow
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Lorton Vale
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and finally as a panorama

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