DATE 13.09.2022 | DISTANCE approx 12.4KM approx | HIGHEST POINT 763M
Posted by Matt | Filed under Lake District
My legs were still feeling a little tired from yesterday but even if they were well rested, they still would have screamed at me as we ascended Hartsop Dodd. Our route took us from Sykeside Campsite, across the road and directly up the west face of the fell. This could be one of the steepest climbs I have done! The track was barely visible as a repeadly wiped the sweat from my eyes. sometimes the track was just the shallowest dip in the hillside, but without that dip, it would have been a whole lot sketchier.
Fortunately, most of the day's ascent was completed on this initial climb and the rest of the walk was gentle.
shortly after leaving the campsite, looking west to dove crag and fairfield
red screes, middle dodd, high hartsop dodd, dove crag, fairfield and nethermost pike
same again with st. sunday crag to the right
the steep climb up hartsop dodd. it got steeper!
taking a look back. any excuse for us to take a breather
hartsop dodd summit
some other walkers who came up from the north ridge which looked a little gentler
that was one wainwright, ahead was our second, caudale moor, also called, stony cove pike.
a nice gentle walk to caudale moor. it's nice to rewarded after such a steep start.
looking out from stony cove pike to lake windermere in the distance.
a substantial drop in elevation at threshthwaite mouth
threshthwaite mouth looking down to pasture bottom
still descending down theshthwaite bottom. thornthwaite crag to the right. we started the ascent of thornthwaite crag but then cut left, aiming for gray crag instead.
on the gray crag ridge looking down to pasture bottom and hartsop beyond
just able to see a couple of walkers ahead of us on gray crag
gray crag
looking down from gray crag to hartsop
hayeswater with not 1 visitor
a long descent down from gray crag and approaching hartsop village
hartsop dodd from brothers water
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