A glorious day to walk on the Caldbeck Fells. We ascended Carrock fell directly from Stone Ends which looked steep from the roadside but no too bad until ascending the right bank of Further Gill Sike where the stone were loose. The route followed a shallow cleft in the bracken in at time we were glad of the walls of the cleft and the bracken to help us. After this short steep ascent it was a gentle climb to the summit along the moor and through the boulders.
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| Looking back to Carrock Fell from High Pike |
A hot sunny day but with a coolish breeze we found some shelter for our lunch admiring the hazy views around us. High Pike looked along way away but on such a nice day we made our way along the smooth ridge to Red Gate then followed the path up to High Pike.
Descent was by returning to Red Gate then down the the path to cross Carrock Beck, a prolonged stop for a sunbathe now we were out of the wind, and then down to the road, bearing left through a wonderful yellow mass of gorse with a fantastic aroma.
Time 5 hrs
Grade Excellent
Memories
- Glorious sunny day
- The aroma for the gorse at the end of the walk
Completed 116 To go 98
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