Walk: | Mirehouse, St Begas Church, Ravenstone, Ling How, Ullock Pike, Longside Edge, Long Side, Carl Side, White Stones, Dodd, Skill Beck | ||
Start Point: | Dodd Wood Visitor Centre | Grid Ref: | NY 235 281 |
Distance: | 8.24 miles | Ascent: | 2,900 feet |
Time: | 5.75 hours | ||
Weather: |
Sunny but cold with strong winds again. |
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Heading through the grounds of Mire House . . .
looks like they have included elephants in their livestock!
Approaching St Begas Church . . .
with the present building dating from pre-Norman times
The Church was visited by Wordsworth, Tennyson and Carlyle. More recently it provided the setting for Melvyn Bragg's novel Credo.
The church yard looks out over Bassenthwaite to the Wythop Fells . . .
and is used for twice monthly services and more frequently for weddings . . .
for which it is in a perfect setting
Looking over Bassenthwaite to Barf and the more distant North-Western Fells
The summit of Ullock Pike . . .
with views down to Dodd, Derwent Water and the North-Western Fells . . .
and on to Longside Edge
Long Side summit, looking North . . .
East to Skiddaw . . .
and back to Ullock Pike
It doesn't look far to the Skiddaw path - you just can't see the dip beyond the Carl Side plateau
Time to head down . . .
taking in views of Derwent Water - with Pike o' Stickle in the centre . . .
and Cat Bells surrounded by the more lofty fells
From the climb to Dodd we can see the Solway Firth and the Scottish Mountains
An impressive slate marker graces the summit of Dodd . . .
and Bassenthwaite still looks great in the sun
The descent gives a closer view of Keswick and Derwent Water . . .
and the sun creates a study in light and shade as we make our way back through Dodd Wood