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The walk starts from a lay-by on the lane between Binsey Lodge and Bewaldeth |
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A gate at the western side of the lay-by gives accesss to a path which initially circles above a grassed over hollow of an old quarry |
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The North Western Fells across the old quarry |
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Skiddaw from the old quarry |
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Wind blown thorn bushes above the old quarry |
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Past the thorn bushes a wide green path rises through a short section of bracken |
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Looking back to the start of the walk |
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Above the bracken is the steepest part of the ascent up an open grass bank, although it's still quite a gentle walk providing beautiful retrospective views |
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Looking over to Bassenthwaite Lake |
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Skiddaw |
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Looking back to Over Water |
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Approaching the top of the grass bank |
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The North Western Fells above Bassenthwaite Lake |
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Looking back from the top of the grass bank |
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Skiddaw from the top of the grass bank |
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Onwards from the top of the grass bank the slope eases as the vegitation changes to coarser grass and heather |
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Blencathra above the head of the Dash Valley |
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Grisedale Pike prominent amongst the North Western Fells |
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Bakestall, Broad End, the summit of Skiddaw in cloud, Carl Side, Long Side and Ullock Pike |
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Over Water backed by the Uldale Fells |
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Approaching the ridge-line from where the summit will come into view |
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The Solway Firth |
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Looking across towards Sandale Hill |
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The eastern cairn on the summit comes into view |
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The Uldale Fells from just below the summit |
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Skiddaw from just below the summit |
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The main path avoids the summit, a path turns off to the right below the eastern cairn |
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The eastern cairn on the summit of Binsey |
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Over Water from the eastern cairn |
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The trig column and tumulus from the eastern cairn |
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The ancient tumulus has sadly been partly destroyed to make several wind shelters |
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Sandale Hill from the summit of Binsey |
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The Uldale Fells and Over Water from the summit of Binsey |
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Blencathra above the head of the Dash Valley |
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The Skiddaw group of fells from the summit of Binsey |
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Bassenthwaite Lake and the North Western Fells from the summit of Binsey |
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Great Borne, Gavel Fell, Blake Fell, Burnbank Fell and Fellbarrow from the summit of Binsey |
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The western cairn from the summit of Binsey |
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The western cairn on Binsey |
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The Solway Firth from the western cairn |
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Looking back to the summit of Binsey from the western cairn |