Walk No.32
Pike O' Blisco, Crinkle Crags and Cold Pike
Date: 25th May 2007 Distance: 7.50 miles Ascent: 2549 feet Time: 5h 45m
Weather: A fine and mainly sunny day.
Route: We left the car at the top of the Wrynose Pass near to The Three Shires Stone
We left the car at the summit of the Wrynose Pass near The Three Shire Stone
The Three Shire Stone used to mark the county borders of Westmorland, Cumberland and Lancashire north of the sands before regional reorganisation
The stone was made in 1816 for the Furness roadmaster William Field but was not erected until after his death in 1860. In 1997 the stone was broken into 4 pieces probably in a road accident. It was restored in 1998 by Gordon Greaves of Troutbeck who coincidentally walked with us on Walk No.15
We took a path from the summit heading for Red Tarn
From the start of the path looking down to Cockley Beck with Harter Fell in the distance
From higher up the path looking back to Wet Side Edge, Great Carrs and Swirl How with Grey Friar to the right
Wetherlam from the same place
Red Tarn with Great Knott in the foreground with the Crinkle Crags and Bowfell behind. From the tarn we took a path to the right up to Pike O' Blisco
From the path up Pike O'Blisco ....The Crinkle Crags and Bowfell
From the same place the path from Red Tarn to the Crinkle Crags
From the summit of Pike O'Blisco looking across to the Langdales with the Skiddaws in the distance
The Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Pike O'Blisco
Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great Carrs and Wet Side Edge from Pike O' Blisco
Edith on Pike O'Blisco
Dave on Pike O' Blisco. From the summit we descended to Red Tarn to take the path to the Crinkle Crags
From the path to the Crinkle Crags looking back to Pike O' Blisco
Looking over The Band to the Langdales
Taken from the 1st Crinkle looking to the 2nd Crinkle which is the highest. Two routes are shown, the easier to the left and the harder by the "Bad Step" to the right.
Edith on Crinkle Crags
Dave on Crinkle Crags. There are 5 Crinkles in all but this is the highest. They are a delight to traverse with majestic views. Today however this was as far as we would come. Our route from here would take to back to Cold Pike.
The Scafells from Crinkle Crags
Bowfell from the Crinkle Crags. From the summit we made our way back to below the 1st Crinkle
From below the 1st Crinkle....We had our "butty stop" here watching others doing the uphill work. Cold Pike our next summit is in the sunlight
From Cold Pike looking back to Crinkle Crags and Bowfell.
Edith on Cold Pike
Dave on Cold Pike. From Cold Pike we dropped back down to Red Tarn and returned to the car on the path we used earlier
Pike O' Blisco from Cold Pike
Back to Red Tarn
Wrynose comes into view
Back to the car.
Next Walk: 1st June 2007 -- Green Crag from the Birker Fell road
Last Walk: 21st May 2007 -- Loft Crag, Pike O'Stickle and Rossett Pike from NDG