Walk No.27
Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell
Date: 19th April 2007 Distance: 6.00 miles Ascent: 1814 feet Time: 4h 00m
Weather: A fine day with the cloud well above the fell tops
Route: We left the car by the old church in Martindale and took a path from behind the church.
The car near the old church in Martindale
The Old Church in Martindale
Looking up Martindale from the car
From the path to the ridge looking back across Ullswater to Gowbarrow Fell
Looking into Bannerdale with The Nab on the left.
and into Rampsgill with the High Street range to the left
Edith on Steel Knotts also known as Pikeawassa
Dave on Steel Knotts
Looking from Steel Knotts with Hallin Fell in the foreground. On the other side of Ullswater Gowbarrow Fell and the Mell Fells
Gowbarrow Fell from Steel Knotts
Bannerdale. From Steel Knotts we headed S'ly over Brownthwaite Crag to the head of Fusedale which was one of the valleys that I have never walked in. Today that would be rectified as our path lay down the valley heading ultimately for Hallin Fell.
From the Brownthwaite Crags area looking at the top of Fusedale. Our path down the valley can be seen dropping down to the bottom left.
From the head of Fusedale looking down the valley with Steel Knotts to the left
Part way down we came upon this old ruin with a bench outside......"butty stop"
Further down the valley we crossed Fusedale Beck by this footbridge
and again lower down by this delightful bridge. The path we were on now carries on around Steel End to the new Church at Martindale
Obviously a well trodden path but deserted today
The new church at Matindale with Hallin Fell behind
On our way up one of the many paths on Hallin Fell looking back to Arthur's Pike and Bonscale Pike
Edith on Hallin Fell
Dave on Hallin Fell
A rain shower passes over Gowbarrow Fell. From Hallin Fell we made our way down to the new Church before the 1/2 mile walk down the quiet road back to the Old Church
Back down to the new Church
Nearly back!...After changing our footwear we had a look around the church
A church as existed on this site since the early 13th Century with this church being built in the early 1600's.
Th font is thought to be Roman, probably from an original site on the High Street nearby
Next Walk: 26th April 2007 -- The Coniston Seven from Coniston
Last Walk: 16th April 2007 -- Beda Fell, Angletarn Pikes and Brock Crags from Cow Bridge