Bakestall and Great Calva

DATE 14.05.2025 | DISTANCE approx 12.8kM approx | HIGHEST POINT 642M

Posted by Matt | Filed under lake district

 

Download GPX file

 

The track/road into the hills from Peter House Farm provided a very gentle start as it slowly ascended towards our targets for today. That relaxing amble suddenly ended as we turned right for a very steep climb up onto Bakestall. Fortunately the wind which had been plaguing us for the last 2 days was now blocked off by the Skiddaw range. After descending back down the same very steep track, there was no rest. It was straight up the other side on an even steeper track up towards Little Calva. The rest of the route to our second target fortunately gentle and what would normally be a very boggy area, was very dry.

 

ahhh, nice gentle walk from peter house farm. How long will this last?

continuing on the cumbria way

a steep ascent following the fence up bakestall.

bakestall

cairn on bakestall.

heading back down. ahead is little calva and you can just see our path up it on the left (straight line next to a gully)

descending bakestall. binsey way off in the distance.

looking back to bakestall, dead crags and cock up, as we ascend little calva.

great calva from little calva

cotton grass on little calva, looking across to great calva.

heading to great calva.

great calva summit.

looking across to the uldale fells from great calva.

heading back down little calva.

back on the cumbria way

heading back to peter house farm

dash farm, you can rent this.