A relatively simple but long walk involving skirting the shore of Ennerdale to the bridge across the beck at its eastern end then continuing south though the woodland to the first of two close together footbridges . Having crossed the first, after negotiating some erosion in the path, we turned south again before the second, to ascent the shoulder up to the col between our two targets for the day, Caw Fell and Haycock. The initial part of the path ascended through thin woodland to the outtake fence then a moorland path rose more or less continuously to the top.
The path lead us towards Caw Fell initially and then we came back to the col following the wall linking the two summits and headed towards Little Gowder Crag. We decided to skirt this on its southern flank crossing the fence and wall then headed easily up to Haycock , now in mist. Lunch on the top in the mist with just a fleeting view of Scoat Tarn below.
Rather than retrace our steps we descended towards Scoat Fell then took the path down over Tewitt How. Great views across to the Steeple ridge and over Ennerdale.
It was boggy in places despite all the dry weather. The path was very faint in places and we lost it just after Tewitt How heading over the heather towards Lingmel and met the path coming down from Steeple just above the forest.
A steep eroded descent through some gorgeous heather then took us back to the forest road and the long walk back to Bowness Knott car park
Time 7 hrs
Grade Excellent
Memories
- Long but gentle ascent
- Path faded on descent then steep and stony descent into forest
- Sun on Ennerdale water, Haycock in mist
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