By myself again today. Edith is feeling a whole lot better and would have probably come but we are looking after one daft boxer dog and a very nervous cat for our Son and his wife while they are in Lithuania visting her parents for 3 weeks. The dog known as George is a lovable character but not in very good health so taking him on the fells is out of the question. Anyway, I was parked up and walking from Elterwater at 8am and took a series of narrow paths leading slowly up to the ridge which I joined at Spedding Crag. I then followed the path around the top of Megs Gill and over Little Castle How and Great Castle How to the summit of Blea Rigg. From there I descended to Stickle Tarn and down Stickle Ghyll to the New Dungeon Ghyll. My return to Elterwater was down the valley bottom on a path to Chapel Stile and finally back to the car.

Another view of AW's Shelter Stone located just below the Blea Rigg summit

The Langdale Pikes from Blea Rigg with dark clouds to the west

Lots of ridges and little room!....In the distance the Helvellyn Ridge, Seat Sandal and Fairfield. Below Helvellyn is Steel Fell. Next comes the Helm Crag - Gibson Knott ridge and the nearest is the rising slope to Tarn Crag.

Looking across to Coledale Tarn......well worth a visit

The sun breaks through to light up the Vale of Grasmere

Easedale Tarn looking tourist free today

From Blea Rigg I made my way down to Stickle Tarn. Up to this point I had not seen a soul but that would soon change.

Pavey Ark with Jacks Rake

And again from across the tarn. Look carefully and you may see 2 people on the initial climb to the Rake.

Harrison Stickle from the tarn.

Did you find them before?......Here's a close up.

Looking from the other end of the tarn. This shows Easy Gulley.

A 100 yard walk away from the Tarn gave this view over Pike Howe. I was tempted to contour round onto the Thorn Crag - Pike Howe path to descend that way but surprisingly I have never walked down the Stickle Ghyll path so decided against it. With hindsight it was a poor decision the Pike Howe descent is much better and without the hordes making their way to the tarn.

It had thrown a light shower on the way down so the camera was in the rucksac. Lower down I got a few pictures of these small falls

and I managed the "milky" effect again!

Lower down the Ghyll is a delightfull water slide

I descended to the new Dungeon Ghyll. From there I returned along the valley bottom paths to Elterwater. This picture shows the path up Stickle Ghyll.

Swine Knott and Scout Crag split by Mill Gill

Looking back up the lane towards the Crinkles with the cloud down

Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle from the lane.

After leaving the lane my return to Elterwater used a section of the Cumbria Way. This is taken from the footbridge near Oak Howe.

and the route ahead from the same place

Shown on the map as the "New Bridge" this is near the Baysbrown campsite at Chapel Stile

Chapel Stile church

and finally back to a busy Elterwater.

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Next Walk:    13th August 2007 -- Pen y ghent from Horton

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