| Beda Fell - Route One |
| Start - St. Martins Church NY 434 184 | Distance - 1.5 miles | Ascent - 1,120 feet | Time - 1 hour : 10 minutes |
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| St. Martin's Church at the start of the walk |
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| There is room to park on the wide verge beside the church |
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| Beda Fell from St. Martin's Church with Winter Crag Farm on the right across Christy Bridge |
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| Christy Bridge over Howegrain Beck |
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| On passing Winter Crag Farm a bridleway path to Sandwick turns off the road |
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| The bridleway path is only followed for a few yards before leaving it for the footpath which crosses over the north ridge of Beda Fell into Boredale |
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| Looking over towards Hallin Fell from the path to Boredale |
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| Looking back to the valley of Howe Grain |
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| The path leading up to the north ridge of Beda Fell |
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| Looking over towards Martindale Hause |
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| The path reaches the ridgeline at an old iron bench which is a good viewpoint |
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| Place Fell across Boredale |
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| Gowbarrow Fell across Sandwick Bay on Ullswater |
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| Hallin Fell above the end of Beda Fell's north ridge |
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| Martindale Hause flanked by Hallin Fell and Bonscale Pike |
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| The path leading up to Winter Crag from the bench |
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| The head of Boredale from the path to Winter Crag |
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| Approaching the top of Winter Crag |
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| Looking back to Hallin Fell |
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| The foot of Boredale with Gowbarrow Fell and Little Mell Fell across Ullswater |
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| As height is gained the foot of Ullswater comes into view over Martindale Hause |
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| High Dodd on Place Fell across Boredale |
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| The top of Winter Crag |
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| Place Fell from the top of Winter Crag |
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| Gowbarrow Fell and Little Mell Fell from the top of Winter Crag |
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| Hallin Fell from the top of Winter Crag |
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| Ullswater over Martindale Hause from the top of Winter Crag |
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| Bonscale Pike and Loadpot Hill over the ridge of Steel Knotts. St Martin's Church can be seen in the valley |
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| Wether Hill, Red Crag, High Raise and Rampsgill Head form the skyline above the Howe Grain valley |
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| The continuing path along the north ridge from Winter Crag, the summit of Beda Fell (Beda Head) can be seen just left of centre |
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| The head of Boredale from the top of Winter Crag |
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| The path passes below a series of rock outcrops before meeting the steepest part of the north ridge |
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| Looking back to Winter Crag |
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| Looking over to Loadpot Hill above Pikeawassa on Steel Knotts |
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| The steepest part of the north ridge is defended by belts of low crags, the path climbs directly up the lowest crag |
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| The higher crags, although not difficult to climb, are by-passed on the left before the path switches back to the crest of the ridge above them |
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| Looking over to the summit ridge of Place Fell |
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| Blencathra appears over the Sleet How ridge as height is gained |
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| Looking back to Hallin Fell above Winter Crag |
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| Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield and St. Sunday Crag appear over Boredale Hause on reaching the top of the north ridge |
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| Gowbarrow Fell, Great Mell Fell and Little Mell Fell beyond Ullswater |
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| Bonscale Fell and Loadpot Hill above the Steel Knotts ridge |
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| The foot of Ullswater from the top of the north ridge |
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| From the top of the north ridge the path climbs easily towards a prominent cairn set on a rocky outcrop along the summit ridge. Beda Head, the summit of Beda Fell can be seen to the left beyond the cairn |
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| The summit of Beda Fell from the prominent cairn |
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| A few yards to the west of the cairn there is a well constructed wind shelter built into a rock outcrop |
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| Looking down to the head of Boredale from the wind shelter |
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| Skiddaw and Blencathra appear over the summit of High Dodd on Place Fell |
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| Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, St. Sunday Crag and Dollywaggon Pike over Boredale Hause from the wind shelter |
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| Continuing on towards the summit of Beda Fell |
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| Looking back to the prominent cairn |
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| Approaching the summit of Beda Fell |
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| Bonscale Pike and Loadpot Hill over the Steel Knotts ridge from the summit of Beda Fell |
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| Looking south from the summit, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Gray Crag and Caudale Moor on the horizon with The Nab in the foreground |
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| The connecting ridge leading over Bedafell Knott to Angletarn Pikes |
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| Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, St. Sunday Crag, Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike and Round How on Place Fell form the skyline |
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| Place Fell across Boredale |
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| Great Dodd, Clough Head, Skiddaw, Blencathra, Bannerdale Crags, Bowscale Fell, Carrock Fell, and Great Mell Fell on the horizon |
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| Looking back along the route of ascent |
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| Ullswater from the summit of Beda Fell |
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