Walk No.41

Carrock Fell and High Pike from Stone Ends

 

Date:           8th July 2007                    Distance:          6.5 miles             Ascent:          1735 feet                    Time:         4h 00m   

Weather:     A fine and sunny day. We just needed the fleeces on for a short time between Carrock Fell & High Pike.     

Route:         Stone Ends - Carrock Fell - High Pike - Driggeth Mine - Carrock Beck - Stone Ends

We parked the car near Stone Ends farm at the side of the unfenced road

Our path would go through the bracken from mid-left in the general direction of the tree on the skyline.

From higher up the path looking down to Stne Ends farm

Edith on the summit of Carrock Fell with Bowscale Fell and Blencathra behind

Dave on Carrock Fell

Bowscale Fell and Blencathra from Carrock Fell

The Skiddaw Fells from Carrock Fell

Great Calva and The Knott woth the Skiddaw Fells behind from Carrock Fell

High Pike, right of centre from Carrock Fell

High Pike from near Round Knott. The ground in this area is wet underfoot with plenty of cotton grass or bog grass.

The cairn on Round Knott

Bowscale Fell and Blencathra from Round Knott

Edith on High Pike

Dave on High Pike

Looking back to Carrock Fell from High Pike

Looking across the Solway Firth to SW Scotland and Criffel

Edith takes a breather on High Pike. Not many tops can boast of such a fine seat.

From High Pike we took a path towards Low Pike for a short distance before taking a small path down to the old mine road which we crossed to take a track down through the old Driggeth Mine.

Looking down the old Driggeth workings with Carrock Fell behind

The path follows Carrock Beck down to the road near Calebreck. The North Pennines are in the distance.

Looking back up the valley towards High Pike

As we got nearer the road Great Mell Fell appeared from behind the slopes of Carrock Fell

Back to the road now. The road fords Carrock Beck with a footbridge alongside it.

A liitle further along we came across a group of ponies with foals

nearly back to the car now and feeling like a pint!

I couldn't drive by The Mill Inn twice in one day!!!!

Next Walk:    10th July 2007 -- Ingleborough from Clapham

Last Walk:    5th July 2007 -- Warton Crag and Leighton Moss from Crag Foot

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