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| "A fine view of the valley but impresses most when the evening sun lights up it's colourful rocks and screes." |
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A.W Wainwright
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A great walk taking in some of the less frequented summits at the western end of the Buttermere Fells ridge including Great Borne and Starling Dodd with wonderful views over the Ennerdale Valley. A great days walking away from the crowds. |
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| "The view has the merit of presenting old favorites from an unusual angle." |
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A.W Wainwright
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From Bowness Knott car park we will climb the rugged northern flank of Bowness Knott climbing above Brown How onto the steep southern slopes of Herdus or Great Borne climbing by Rake Beck to the summit Great Borne. From the summit of Great Borne we will follow the ridge east, following the old fence-line climbing again to the summit of Starling Dodd, our second summit of the day before traversing across Little Dodd (not generally classed as a separate summit) before our final climb of the day onto Red Pike. The summit of Red Pike is a wonderful viewpoint over the Buttermere Valley and of the high Fells around the Ennerdale Valley and north over Buttermere as far as Skiddaw in the Northern Fells. From Red Pike we will descend to the south, loosing height quickly as we drop down between the plantations above the Ennerdale Valley before reaching the forest track along the valley by High Gillerthwaite. The track takes us back by Low Gillerthwaite and along the Ennerdale Water lakeshore back to Bowness Knott and our start point. Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Equipment Required. |
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