| Binsey - Route One |
| Start - Bewaldeth NY 207 353 | Distance - 1.6 miles | Ascent - 910 feet | Time - 1 hour : 05 minutes |
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| Binsey from the Keswick - Carlisle road near the start of the walk |
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| Almost opposite the road junction to Scalegill Farm, about a third of a mile north of Bewaldeth, a lane through the fields gives access to the open fellside and is the start of the walk. There is parking on a loop of the old road near the junction |
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| Although deserted today the lane is often full of sheep and cattle which like to shelter amongst the trees that line much of its length |
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| West Crag on Binsey dominates the approach along the lane |
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| After passing through a gate the lane becomes more open as it rises towards the intake wall |
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| Looking back from the intake wall |
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| Above the wall the path heads half left towards what AW describes as a gravel pit |
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| The gravel pit is now almost entirely overgrown, the path sweeps around it and continues its course above it |
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| Looking back to Bassenthwaite Lake from the gravel pit |
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| The main path continues straight on to gain the ridge behind West Crag an easy, but dull, way to reach the summit. Above a stunted tree another path branches off it and climbs towards West Crag |
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| Opposite the lowest rocks of the crag the path turns to climb over its lower part to an easy grass slope above the rocky face |
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| Bassenthwaite Lake from the lower part of West Crag, Ullock Pike and Long Side on the left |
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| A look back before turning up the easy slope above the crag |
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| Looking back to the starting point from the top of West Crag |
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| Skiddaw and the Long Side ridge from West Crag |
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| The summit is now in view seen here above the low point on the horizon |
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| Approaching the summit |
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| Looking back to the top of West Crag |
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| The tumulus and trig column on the summit Binsey - page 7 |
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| Over Water and the Uldale Fells from the east cairn |
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| Looking along the Dash Valley to Blencathra |
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| Skiddaw |
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| Skiddaw with Carl Side, Long Side and Ullock Pike above Southerdale |
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| The view south to Bassenthwaite Lake |
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| Zooming in over the lake to the high fells |
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| The North Western fells |
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| South-west to the Western Fells |
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| The Solway Firth beyond the prehistoric tumulus |
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| Scotland beyond the Solway Firth |
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| " Dont it always seem to go that you dont know what you've got till its gone ..................." |
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