Up Early again, but has breakfast first this time. Anne in bed , so off for another early walk. Same as the Barrow walk – straight up the miners track from the bridge over Stoneybrook Gill. Eventually the path curves around to the left with the end of Causey Pike on the left and Outerside on the right. The footpath to Outerside is a sharp right just after you seem to be passing the fell. The climb to the top is quite easy as a lot of height has already been gained by this point.
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| Ridge towards Scar Crags |
The weather forecast was correct – as soon as I got to the top there was a fierce North wind threatening to blow me off. Some great views dominated by the wall of Grisdale Pike to the west. After a few photos, I left the summit to get out of the wind. As I was descending I noticed a narrow track on the other side of the miners track which wound its way up to the ridge joining Causey Pike and Scar Crag. Decided to take this path which would take me a different route back rather than just a return the same way I came up.
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| Causey Pike Ridge with the hump at the end |
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| This woman tried to photograph me - so I got her ! |
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| Outerside with Grisdale Pike in the background |
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| She isn't happy that I photographed her |
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| Rowling end from the top of Causey Pike |
Once I reached the ridge I took a left and after a short climb this brought me to the short ridge which makes up the Causey Pike summit. Again the North wind threatened to dispatch me to the valley below. It was great to get to the top of the rock tower which forms the distinctive hump (ever since we arrived I had been eying up this peak) . Few photos and then I needed to get down due to the wind. Brown pants moment briefly when I saw how steep the descent was and I couldn’t see clearly where the sensible way down was…….climbing up and down the stairs at home is a scramble to me!.
Eventually I spotted a cleft in the rock which effectively formed a steady (and relatively safe) scramble down.
After a fairly steep path down I took the left turn which drops down from the ridge of Rowling End down towards the bridge over Stoneybrook Gill.
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| Barrow from the top of Causey Pike |
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relief after climbing down from the hump in one piece !
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On the way down rang Anne and as she was walking to Braithwaite to get some milk, so once I got to the road I headed that way and finally caught up with her. Given this is just a walk along a road you are still treated to magnificent views – slopes of Barrow towering to one side and the vista of the
Newlands Valley to the other side
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| Rock tower on Causey Pike summit |
About 10 miles OS OL4 The English Lakes.
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