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Slight Side &
Scafell
24/10/2013
| Walk: |
Terrace Route, Cat Crag,
Slight
Side, Long Green,
Scafell,
flanks of Long Green & Slight Side, Cat Crag |
| Start Point: |
Wha House |
Grid Ref: |
NY 200 009 |
| Distance: |
9 miles |
Ascent: |
3,270 feet |
| Max Altitude: |
3,183 feet |
Time: |
7 hours |
| Weather |
Sunny early on with
increasing cloud cover and mist just on the summit. |
| Comments: |
We decided to use The
Terrace Route which Wainwright describes as 'delightful
in its early stages where a charming path winds amongst
the bracken and granite outcrops'. After our morning
coffee stop beside Cat Crag we crossed Catcove Beck and
the gathering grounds of Cowcove which he describes as
'drab and featureless'. However, as he states, the
walking here is easy - though the steep climb onto
Slight Side is constantly in your sights. After
exploring the rocky outcrop of Slight Side, with its
summit cairn, we continued over Long Green to Sca Fell,
the route often being rocky underfoot. Again, as
Wainwright says, this is the easiest way up Scafell from
any direction. After the requisite photos, and with mist
threatening, our return route took a lower path than our
outward route to avoid the rocky sections as far as
possible. Rejoining the path below Slight Side we made
our way across the boggy area to cross Catcove Beck and
return through the bracken. |
Scroll down to see photos of the walk
Hardknott Pass from the Terrace Route
Cat Crag with Slight Side and Scafell beyond
Burnmoor Tarn from Slight Side . . .
and Scafell with Scafell Pike to the right
Ling Mell & Bowfell
Approaching Slight Side's . . .
summit cairn . . .
with views across the valley
And I take the opportunity . . .
to try out a selection of shots
Looking back to Slight Side . . .
down to Great Moss . . .
and across to Ling Mell
Sheila ticks off Scafell, the last Wainwright of the week . . .
and I take it easy . . .
before trying out 'the mountain pose'!
Wastwater from the summit
Time to leave the summit behind . . .
as the mist creeps in
We take a lower route . . .
to avoid some of the rocky sections . . .
and pass Slight Side on our left
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