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31st October 2010 - Loughrigg, Black and Holme Fells

Walk Details

Distance walked: 10.3 miles

Total ascent: 3025 ft

OS map used: OL7 - The English Lakes, South-eastern area

Time taken: 6.5 hrs

Route description: Elterwater-Cumbria Way-Oaks-Intake Wood-Loughrigg Fell-Ivy Crag-Tarn Foot-Skelwith Bridge-Brow Coppice-Black Fell-Iron Keld-High Arnside-A593-Holme Fell-Hodge Close-Stang End-Wilson Place-Elterwater

Starting in Elterwater this walk bagged the 3 Wainwrights of Loughrigg Fell, Black Fell & Holme Fell.

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A view of Wetherlam on the way to Loughrigg Fell
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Wetherlam, Swirl How and Great Carrs from near Oaks
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and a closer view
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Wetherlam, Swirl How and Great Carrs on the left and Lingmoor Fell on the right from the ascent of Loughrigg Fell
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Crinkle Crags and Bowfell put in an appearance above the trees
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On the summit of Loughrigg Fell looking to Dunmail Raise. I can see clear skies to the north but they're not coming this way.
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Windermere
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The Coniston fells with Elter Water below
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The view up Great Langdale to Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes
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Loughrigg Tarn
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A closer view of the head of Langdale
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Just out of the woods of Brow Coppice and starting my ascent of Black Fell. Loughrigg Fell with the Fairfield Horseshoe behind on the other side of the valley.
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Windermere
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Red Screes and the fells around Troutbeck to Wansfell Pike
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Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell and Wetherlam
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Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Lingmoor Fell and the Langdale Pikes
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Helvellyn, the Fairfield Horseshoe and Red Screes
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Windermere
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On the summit of Black Fell. Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes in the distance.
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Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell and Wetherlam
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A closer view of the head of Great Langdale
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The view across to Ambleside and Wansfell Pike
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Windermere
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A close up of Crinkle Crags and Bowfell
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A glimpse of Coniston Water
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Helvellyn, the Fairfield Horseshoe and Red Screes
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Approaching rain over Esthwaite Water
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A wet Holme Fell looking towards Coniston Water
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A last shot of the Langdale Pikes in the distance through the murk. It rained all the way back to Elterwater.

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