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30th March 2012 - High Tove and Armboth Fell

Walk Details

Distance walked: 3.8 miles

Total ascent: 1284 ft

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

Time taken: 3.5 hrs

Route description: Armboth-High Tove-Shivery Knott-Armboth Fell-Fisher Crag-Armboth

213 down, 1 to go. Armboth Fell done just leaves Castle Crag. My final day in the Lakes and it's another sunny day.

I wasn't looking forward to bagging Armboth Fell. The central ridge is notoriously boggy, so doing it during this dry spell of weather we've been having was as good a time as any. It was squelchy underfoot pretty much all the way but I'm sure it could have been a lot worse.

From the car park at Armboth I followed the public footpath signposted to Watendlath all the way to the summit of High Tove. I then walked along the ridgeline such as it is to the rocky outcrop of Shivery Knott before finding the best way across to the summit of Armboth Fell. My route back down included a visit to the top of Fisher Crag.

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The car park at Armboth from the start of the path up to High Tove
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Across Thirlmere to Stybarrow Dodd
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High Seat and Blencathra from High Tove
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The Helvellyn range with Armboth Fell on the right
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Not a bad view. Bowfell, Esk Pike, Scafell Pike, Lingmell, Great Gable and Pillar.
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Dale Head, Crag Hill, Grisedale Pike and the rest of the northwestern fells
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On the rocky island of Shivery Knott. On a day like today even here is a good place to be.
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A better view of the northwestern fells than from High Tove
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Finally on the "summit" of Armboth Fell
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Raven Crag in front of Blencathra
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High Tove and High Seat
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Blencathra and Thirlmere from the top of Fisher Crag
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and the Helvellyn range
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A final view of Blencathra before I enter the forest
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By the shore of Thirlmere. That's it, my stay in the Lakes is over. I couldn't have asked for a better weeks weather. Wall to wall blue skies and sunshine.

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