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A ride up to the far north of the national park this week. Emily has never walked any of these fells and when the weather is nice I like the mainly easy walking over soft grass with excellent long range views.
The weather was actually a little disappointing as we set out from home but by the time we passed junction 36 the skies had cleared and it was a lovely sunny morning when we arrived at the hamlet of Burblethwaite.
After following the Cumbria Way for a bit we turned left and started the climb to Longlands Fell. This is looking back down the hill to the coast. The hills in Dumfries and Galloway where quite clear although the camera just can't pick them out.
We've reached the top now and the camera can definitely pick out Skiddaw Little man, Skiddaw, Longside and Ullock Pike.
And a bit further around to the north are Over Water and Binsey.
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Lowthwaite Fell is just a short down then up from Longlands.
And from Lowthwaite we can see our next destination, Brae Fell.
On the way we cross the head of Charleton Gill. Longlands is the fell on the left.
Looking over to High Pike from Brae Fell.
After descending back the way we have come for a few yards we start the sometimes boggy climb over Little and Great Sca Fell heading for Knott the highest fell we'll be climbing today.
Carrock Fell has joined High Pike in the view over to the east from Little Sca Fell.
On to Knott now and having a look down the fault line between Blencathra and Lonscale Fell to the fells around Thirlmere.
Mungrisedale Common and Blencathra.
Far away to the south over the pointed top of Great Calva are the Scafell Pikes, Bowfell and Great Gable
From Knott we followed a clear but very wet path heading for Lingy hut where we would be having our lunch.
Just before we arrived we got a nice view down to the green fields of Mosedale with Bowscale Fell to the right and the lower slopes of Carrock Fell to the left.
And from our lunch spot we had the same view from the window.
Looking back to Lingy Hut and the boggy slope we came down from the climb to Hare Stones.
From Hare Stones I saw that there was a path heading roughly back to the car which I hadn't walked previously so we took it.
We thought the path was very nice, soft but not boggy underfoot and kind on the knees as it gently contoured down under High Pike. We diverted off to have a look into an old mine.
We descended down on a natural line over Deer Hills till we had to take a bit of an off piste route down Hay Knott into the valley of Dale Beck.
From where we followed the track to Fell Side and then a mile on the road back to Burblethwaite.
Previous walk -- Around Coniston Water