This was the first Friday of my new 4 day week working
arrangement. Lovely weather , perfect for walking. I decided to have a go at
some of the far northern fells.
I drove through the village
of Mosedale and ½ a mile North ,
just past Stone End Farm I parked on the grass at the side of the Road. Just a
few hundred yards west was the flank of Carrock Fell. I was expectiong a steep ascent but not quite
this steep !!. I headed up along Rake Trod which soon got me warmed up. This
then meets a gully which bears right and
becomes even steeper. I had to stop about 4 times to catch my breath.
Eventually I reached the edge of the main plateau and the gradient became a lot
gentler towards the summit. This was a very pleasant walk and soon reaches the summit
which is the site of an iron age hill fort.
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| Mosedale - looking back on the way up |
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| Top of the gully |
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| Looking back again |
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| Summit in sight |
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| Carrock Fell Summit |
It was a lovely clear day and I could see my next target –
High Pike and I could easily make out the path I needed to follow which skirted
Round Knott and climbed over Mliton Hill. The bits of ascent needed to get to High Pike were nothing compared to the initial ascent of Carrock Fell.
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| Approaching High Pike |
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| High Pike summit |
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| Carrock Fell from High Pike Summit |
The top
of High Pike hs a nice summit cairn and even better – a bench. I stopped there
for a bite to eat and some photos and then retraced my way up back to the main
path which is the Cumbria
way. This is a good path which heads South towards Grainsgill Beck. A good
signpost is a shooting Cabin which is close to the path as you pass Great Lingy
Hill on the right. Cross the beck and then there is a short steep climb up Coomb
height which brings you onto the summit plateau of Knott. Heading roughly west
for about ½ mile brought me to the summit of Knott. Another food stop while
soaking up the fantastic panorama all around.
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| View from top of Knott |
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| Knott Summit |
Another backtrack , down to Grainsgill Beck and the path
takes you all the way down to Mosedale past the ruins of the Carrock mine, The descent was a lot more gradual than
recent ones and a lot easier on my toes.
Also , it was great to be walking alongside running water.
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| On the way down |
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| Carrock Mine ruined building |
Three more Wainwrights and another fabulous day in Lakeland,
although this walk felt more like a Dark
Peak walk.
About 12 miles OS OL4 and OL5 – both maps needed
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