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A good short days walk today in some pretty wild weather as we climbed Loadpot Hill from Pooley Bridge, snow, hail, strong winds and sunshine were the order of the day.
December 11, 2014
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Howtown to Pooley Bridge
A great day out exploring some of the more peaceful fells on the eastern side of Ullswater and Howtown today including Steel Knotts and the wonderful Bonscale Pike.
September 20, 2013
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High Street Roman Road
A great day in good weather following the length of the High Street Roman Road from Penrith to Ambleside with good views throughout.
June 30, 2013
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High Street Roman Road
A great day following the length of the High Street Roman Road from Brougham near Penrith to Ambleside. 23+ miles of great walking to finish of the Keswick Mountain Festival
May 19, 2013
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Martindale Skyline
A great day taking in the Martindale Skyline starting at St Peters Church. climbing up to Steel Knotts joining the Roman Road and onto the summit of High Raise. as the day progressed the low cloud dispersed and we were rewarded great views across to Ullswater and surrounding fells.
April 15, 2013
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Howtown to Pooley Bridge
A great day out today at the northern end of Ullswater traversing the ridge above Howtown to Pooley Bridge.
We set off from Howtown at about 10am and climbed the good track on the western flank of Steel Knotts to the summit ridge, turning back along the ridge to take in the wonderful summit and a few photos, todays forecast had been for low cloud and rain so we were more than happy with the sunshine that we were getting so far!
From Steel Knotts (or Pikeawassa) we followed the ridge south, skirting around Gowk Hill and climbing up onto the ridge just south of Wether Hill, meeting the Roman road and following this north over the summits of Wether Hill.
From Wether Hill we continued north, stopping by the remains of the old shooting lodge on the slopes of Loadpot Hill to eat our sandwiches before continuing over Loadpot Hill.
By now the skies were a little greyer and there were a few spots of rain in the air, the cloud had dropped onto the summits of the Helvellyn range and there was rain on the way.
We pressed on and descended onto the grassy shoulder leading out to Bonscale Pike, by now the skies had again cleared and we crossed to the summit of Arthur's Pike.
From Arthur's Pike we crossed to the Roman road again and descended by Brown Rigg to The Cockpit, a wonderful stone circle before descending down to the track to Pooley Bridge.
July 17, 2012
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The Martindale Fells
A great day on the Martindale Fells today, despite some slightly damp weather.
We set off from the Martindale Valley just after 10am and climbed onto the Steel Knotts ridge, following the ridge to the summit of Steel Knotts or Pikeawassa. So far so good, we had seen a few showers pass by but none had reached us.
We pressed on, climbing up onto the main High Street ridge and following the Roman Road north over Red Crag to the summit of High Raise were we stopped in the shelter for lunch.
By now we were in thick cloud and it was starting to rain, as we pressed on after lunch we crossed the summit of Rampsgill Head and The Knott before crossing to the summit of Rest Dodd. By now the rain was getting pretty heavy but we descended the steep slope and crossed to the summit of The Nab, on our return seeing several Red Deer, one a young calf. We followed the wall back to meet the main path descending to Angle Tarn. We were rewarded with few breaks in the cloud as we climbed to the Angletarn Pikes and as we descended the Beda Fell ridge the cloud lifted to give some good views as we descended back to the Martindale Valley, seeing some young Peregrine Falcons near their nest.
August 11, 2011
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Howtown to Pooley Bridge
A great day above Ullswater today, climbing over Steel Knotts from Howtown and following the ridge back to Pooley Bridge.
From Pooley Bridge we caught the 9.45 steamer to Howtown climbing above onto the flanks of Steel Knotts and up to the summit rocks, also known as Pikeawassa.
As we climbed there was a blustery breeze and drizzle, but as we climbed the slopes above towards Wether Hill the rain eased off and the clouds parted giving wonderful views for the rest of the day.
We stopped behind the wall on the summit ridge to eat our packed lunches, as we got up to continue walking we spotted the Golden Eagle circling a short distance away, being mobbed by a brave raven!
We followed the High Street Roman Road north crossing the summit of Wether Hill and climbing to the summit of Loadpot Hill by the remains of the shooting cabin on it's slopes, descending from Loadpot Hill to Bonscale Pike in bright sunshine, the views down the lake were wonderful and we followed the easy path north over Arthurs Pike before descending, now back on the High Street Roman Road down to The Cockpit, a stone circle above Pooley Bridge, following the track back down to the village.
April 11, 2011
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Above Martindale
A great day above Martindale today climbing Gowk Hill, Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill before descending over Bonscale Pike and Arthurs Pike back to Howtown
August 21, 2010
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