Borrowdale, Lake District
4 nights at the Borrowdale Gates hotel at Grange - at the south end of Derwent Water 19/11 - 23/11/15
Walla Crag, Bleaberry Fell, High Seat (608m) circuit (~10km, ~550m ascent, 5hrs) 19/11/2015
Left home at 05:00 and we were in the car park at Great Wood on the shore of Derwent Water (NY272214) and ready to start walking at 11:00.
We started by heading up through the woodland to Castlerigg - where I used to camp as a teenager - and then headed up to the top of Walla Crag and along its edge to Lady's Rake. We then headed across the moorland to ascend Bleaberry Fell and then on to High Seat. From here we started our return over Dodd and down Ashness Gill to Ashness Bridge. The upper section of the descent into Ashness Gill is very steep and craggy and we had to retrace our steps on one occasion when we came to a steep scrambling section which I deemed unsafe on slippery rock with minimal holds available - fortunately we did find a way round. From Ashness Bridge the path crossed the hillside above Derwent Water and back into Great Wood at dusk ~16:00.
Walla Crag, Bleaberry Fell, High Seat (608m) circuit (~10km, ~550m ascent, 5hrs) 19/11/2015
Left home at 05:00 and we were in the car park at Great Wood on the shore of Derwent Water (NY272214) and ready to start walking at 11:00.
We started by heading up through the woodland to Castlerigg - where I used to camp as a teenager - and then headed up to the top of Walla Crag and along its edge to Lady's Rake. We then headed across the moorland to ascend Bleaberry Fell and then on to High Seat. From here we started our return over Dodd and down Ashness Gill to Ashness Bridge. The upper section of the descent into Ashness Gill is very steep and craggy and we had to retrace our steps on one occasion when we came to a steep scrambling section which I deemed unsafe on slippery rock with minimal holds available - fortunately we did find a way round. From Ashness Bridge the path crossed the hillside above Derwent Water and back into Great Wood at dusk ~16:00.