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| A short distance from the Armboth car park, just before the road bridge over Fisher Gill, a gate gives access to a rough and overgrown forest track |
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| After fording Fisher Gill the track improves as it climbs parallel with the gill |
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| On the left, almost hidden in the trees, is the old Armboth Hall summerhouse |
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| This is the only remaining structure of the hall which was demolished in the 1880's when the level of the lake was raised to create the reservoir |
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| The dense forest now covers the knoll on which the summerhouse stands. It must have had a wonderful view over the valley. Nowadays it is restricted to a glimpse of Raven Crag through a gap in the trees |
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| Continuing on the track begins to climb more steeply alongside a younger plantation which affords more open views |
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| White Side and Browncove Crags on Helvellyn |
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| The Helvellyn Dodds above Thirlmere |
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| The track ends at a ladder stile which gives access to an unplanted strip of land beyond it |
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| A path continues on beside a wall and fence to reach the open fellside at the top of the plantation |
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| Looking back to Blencathra |
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| Leaving the trees behind the view opens out to High Seat on the crest of the main ridge |
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| Looking back down the path adjacent to the wall |
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| To the left a gate in the wire fence gives access to the top of Fisher Crag |
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| Looking to the summit ridge of Armboth Fell from the gate |
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| The summit cairn on Fisher Crag |
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| High Seat from the summit of Fisher Crag |
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| The view from Fisher Crag rivals that of Raven Crag seen here on the left |
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| Looking over Thirlmere to Clough Head, Great Dodd and Watson's Dodd |
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| Browncove Crags, Nethermost Pike, and Dollywaggon Pike |
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| Sunlight highlights Bell Crags below Ullscarf on the horizon |
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| Armboth Fell from Fisher Crag. An extensive area of boggy ground deters a direct approach from here. It is best to avoid it by ascending the heather and rock strewn ridge on the right (beyond the tall tree) |
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| The heather ridge affords a reasonably dry approach to the summit although there is little evidence of any regular path |
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| The objective is to reach the low point on the horizon, the actual summit lies a little way beyond it and out of sight |
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| Looking back to the top of Fisher Crag |
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| Passing the large area of boggy ground to the left |
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| A succession of heather and rock knolls makes this a pleasant and easy climb to the summit |
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| Dark clouds gather to the south east above Dollywaggon Pike |
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| All clear to the north though with Blencathra bathed in sunshine |
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| Approaching the summit of Armboth Fell |
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| A rocky outcrop adorned with a tiny cairn is now generally accepted as the true summit of the fell. AW indicated a heather spur lying to the south west as being the summit but it is obviously lower and has been confirmed as such on later maps |
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| Great Gable and Pillar from the summit of Armboth Fell |
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| High Seat |
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| Blencathra beyond Raven Crag with Clough Head on the right |
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| Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd and Stybarrow Dodd |
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| Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, and Dollywaggon Pike |
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| Seat Sandal, Heron Pike and Steel Fell |
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| Ullscarf. The heather spur which AW indicated as the summit of Armboth Fell can be seen in the right middle foreground |
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| Wainwright's summit |
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| The true summit of Armboth Fell from Wainwright's summit |
