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Green Crag
18/10/2013
| Walk: |
Doctor Bridge, Low Birker,
Tarn Crag,
Green Crag, Crook Crag, Kepple Crag, Penny Hill |
| Start Point: |
The Woolpack Inn |
Grid Ref: |
NY 190 009 |
| Distance: |
5.6 miles |
Ascent: |
1,685 feet |
| Max Altitude: |
1,685 feet |
Time: |
3 hours |
| Weather |
Mist and light rain with
heavier rain towards the end of the walk |
| Comments: |
As it was raining quite
heavily when we arrived at our starting point, The
Woolpack Inn, we decided to eat our lunch before setting
out. After crossing Doctor Bridge over the River Esk we
climbed above Low Birker onto the plateau of wild
heathery wilderness where the path was often difficult
to follow. Eventually reaching the final rocky outcrop
we approached from the rear, as Wainwright suggests.
Views were mixed as the mist drifted around and we were
soon on our way back, eventually descending via Penny
Hill. |
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River Esk
River Esk
Birker Fell
Low Birker Tarn
Approaching Green Crag
A mini 'Napes Needle'!
Green Crag summit . . .
a new one for Sheila . . .
but the weather doesn't look too good . . .
in any direction
Leaving the summit . . .
following a clear path
Looking back to the summit where we can just see the cairn
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