Walk No.22
Grange Fell and Great Crag
Date: 26th March 2007 Distance: 7.75 miles Ascent: 2124 feet Time: 6h 30m
Weather: Fine and sunny.
Route: We left the car in a small lay-by on the Borrowdale road near Grange.
From the lay-by we walked back down the road a short way to take a path into Troutdale.
Greatend Crag through the hazy sunlight from Troutdale. Further along this path we turned off to the left to take a rising path to the left of the crag.
Looking back down the path.
Getting higher up the path looking towards King's How.
Edith on King's How with Catbells behind.
Looking up Borrowdale from King's How. From King's How we took a path over Grange Fell to the highest point Brund Fell.
Looking back towards King's How from the path to Brund Fell.
Brund Fell.
Edith on Brund Fell
Dave on Brund Fell. From here we took a path to the top of the Watendlath to Rosthwaite bridleway and then a path towards Dock Tarn.
Taken from the start of the path to Dock Tarn looking back across the bridleway towards Brund Fell.
From further along the path Great Crag is in view.
Edith on Great Crag
Dave on Great Crag. From here we dropped back down to the Dock Tarn path and down to Watendlath.
Looking down the route to Watendlath.
Watendlath with the High Tove - High Seat ridge behind.
Watendlath Beck and Bridge. After a pot of tea and a scone at the cafe we followed the beck down.
The path follows the beck down the valley
Decision time! We took the path to Lodore, High Lodore that is and then back along the road to the car.
Some small waterfalls on the way to High Lodore.
Next Walk: 31st March 2007 -- Hart Side, Stybarrow Dodd, Sheffield Pike and Glenridding Dodd from Dockray
Last Walk: 24th March 2007 -- Ard Crags and Knott Rigg from Rowling End farm