| Area: | Lake District | Ascent: | 2096 feet |
| Walk No: | 190 | Time: | 5hours |
| Date: | 24th July 2008 | Parking: | Elterwater |
| Distance: | 9.00 miles | Weather: | Fine with sunny spells...very warm |
| Route: | Elterwater - Lingmoor Fell - Blea Tarn - Fell Foot farm -- Slater Bridge - Elterwater |
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I had hoped that the views would have been clearer today but there was an haziness about which prevented us capturing the best of the landscape.
Lingmoor Fell and Elterwater
From Elterwater we took the old quarry path up the flank of Lingmoor
Looking up Great Langdale
The old quarry track
A close up of the Oak How Needle with Pavey Ark behind
Leaving the quarry track to make our way to the ridge
A look back to Chapel Stile below with the Helvellyn & Fairfield fells in the distance
As we reached the ridge Wetherlam came into view across Little Langdale
Time for a water stop.....it was very warm today
The summit comes into view with the Langdales to the right and Bowfell to the left
A fit of the "giggles" at the summit stile
Summit views......Langdale Pikes
Wetherlam , Swirl How and Great Carrs
Helvellyn & Fairfield fells
A look back to Windermere
The Langdales and Side Pike from the "viewpoint" cairn
Blea Tarn and Pike O'Blisco
Lingmoor Tarn
Descending to Side Pike
Mickleden from the Blea Tarn road
Blea Tarn
From Blea Tarn we took a path skirting Blea Moss to the Wrynose road. THis is the view back from the road.
Fell Foot farm and the "Ting Mound" from the road
The National Trust have now made access to the Ting Mound possible from the road
Information board
Fell Foot farm with Castle Howe and Pike O'Blisco behind
A look back on our path to Slater Bridge
Low Hall Garth
Slater Bridge
Little Langdale
Passing Dale End farm on our way back over into Great Langdale
Looking back to Wetherlam
Across to Loughrigg
And finally back to a busy Elterwater
Next Walk: 27th July 2008 -- Y.Dales -- Cam End walkabout from Ribblehead
Last walk: 21st July 2008 -- A walk around Eaves Wood
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