Date: 21st September 2006
Walk No.7
Wainwright summits: Outerside and Barrow
Distance: 8.5 miles
Ascent: 2150 feet
Time: 5h 00m
Weather: A fine and sunny day.
We parked the car on the roadside near Stoneycroft in the Newlands Valley and walked up an old mine track that followed Stoneycroft Gill.
The path follows Stoneycroft Gill.Our first first summit, Outerside, is in the middle distance.
We followed the track to this point at High Moss. Our path to Outerside lays just behind and to the right. This path continues to the ridge between Scar Crags and Sail. Sail and Crag Hill are the highest points you see.
Crag Hill (left) , Eel Crag and Coledale Hause from the same place.
This shows Coledale Hause rising to Sand Hill with the ridge leading round to Grisedale Pike.
Grisedale PIke.
and finally our destination, Outerside which was just an easy stroll away.
Edith on the summit of Outerside.
Outerside summit
Looking at the head Coledale from Outerside. The path on the left goes up to Coledale Hause.
Our path lay ahead to Barrow which is the furthest one.
Edith on the summit of Barrow with Causey Pike behind.
Dave on Barrow summit with the Skiddaw fells behind.
Looking back to Outerside from Barrow.
Descending to Braithwaite with Dodd and the Ullock Pike ridge behind Edith.
Braithwaite and Coledale Beck. Our way back to the car followed this beck then the Newlands beck back to Stair.
A footbridge over the Coledale beck just before it joins the Newlands beck.
Barrow from the path along Newlands beck.
The road bridge over Stoneycroft Gill. It was only a 5 minute stroll to the car from here.
Next Walk: Black Crag and Holme Fell from the A593 near Park Farm
Last Walk: 20th September 2006 -- Binsey from Binsey Lodge