Monday, July 07, 2014

Camping at Crook (nr Kendal)

Last week we went away for the third time this year, this time to a site we have used once before in Crook, near Kendal.

We didn’t have a fell planned for the first day so had a leisurely few hours at the tent before going for a short walk that just happened to pass the pub on the way back.

Another quiet campsite meant Crag could be off the lead & he wore himself out chasing after the ball again

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The next day we drove to the hamlet of Kentmere where we would start our walk from.  It was 10 mile circular route taking in 3 fells, there is a longer 14 mile route that is a popular horseshoe for fell runners called The Kentmere Round, but we decided just doing half the fells was fine with us.

Our first glimpse of the three fells.

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The first section was quite steep up a grassy bank

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Before turning to follow a wall

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A wall we were to follow all the way along the ridgeline

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Our first summit Shipman Knotts (587m)

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Just a short drop before we start climbing the second fell.  4 fell ponies, a rare site on the fells

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A well worn path leads us to fell number 2.

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The trig point is the other side of the wall.  There were steps to climb over but we realised that there was a wasps nest in the wall, a sight we had never seen before, deciding not to upset the wasps anymore we stepped away.

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Kentmere Pike (730m) from the other side of the wall.

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Again a short descent & climb up & we are at our third fell.  Harter Fell (778m)

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Looking back to Kentmere Pike

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Haweswater comes into view

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Then a steep descent to Nan Bield Pass.  This fell has two quite different sides, gentle slopes on our approach & a rough & ragged descent.

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Small Water

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Then a short sharp steep descent back down to the valley floor

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Down to far less steep path, looking back at the route we descended

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Zooming in on a couple of people at the shelter at the top

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We still have 6 fells in this area to climb so we are likely to have another couple of trips to this area.

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