| Catbells - Route One |
| Start - Gutherscale NY 244 210 | Distance - 1 mile | Ascent - 1,000 feet | Time - 55 minutes |
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| Gutherscale car park at the foot of Catbell's north ridge |
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| Looking back along the path from the car park |
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| Skiddaw from the foot of the north ridge |
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| The path from the car park joins the main path which rises from the road above Hawse End |
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| The path climbs over four distinctive 'bumps' on the lower part of the ridge affording ever widening views, this wooded hill being Swinside |
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| Looking down to Hawes End from the top of the second 'bump' |
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| Across the Newlands Valley to Outerside, Grisedale Pike and Barrow |
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| Across Derwent Water to Walla Crag |
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| Looking up to the third 'bump' |
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| Looking towards Borrowdale |
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| Looking down the path from the top of the third 'bump' |
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| Causey Pike across the Newlands Valley |
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| Bassenthwaite Lake |
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| Skiddaw |
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| Lonscale Fell and Blencathra |
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| Looking up to the fourth 'bump' with the summit of Catbells on the left |
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| The view opens up on reaching the fairly level part of the ridge named Skelgill Bank |
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| Looking back on the route from the top of Skelgill Bank |
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| The upper Newlands Valley dominated by Robinson with the cloud covered Western Fells above Newlands Hause |
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| Causey Pike and beyond, the ridge leading to Eel Crag |
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| Continuing on the path along Skelgill Bank |
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| Blencathra across Derwent Water, the cloud covering the summit never quite lifted during this walk |
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| Little Town at the foot of Looking Crag with the Scope End ridge in the centre rising to Hindscarth |
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| Looking back along Skelgill Bank, more cloud drifting over Skiddaw |
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| Approaching the last of the three depressions on Skelgill Bank, this one has a cross-ridge path between Brandelhow and Skelgill running over it |
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| Looking back along the full length of Skelgill Bank |
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| Hindscarth over Knott End from the end of Skelgill Bank |
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| The ridge leading to the summit from the end of Skelgill Bank |
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| Halfway up the ridge looking down on Skelgill Bank |
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| Looking from the ridge across Derwent Water to Blencathra |
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| Hindscarth and Robinson from the ridge |
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| The final rocky tower leading to the summit |
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| Almost at the top looking down the ridge to Skelgill Bank |
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| Skiddaw from the summit of Catbells |
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| Blencathra and Derwent Water |
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| Walla Crag and Clough Head |
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| Bleaberry Fell with Great Dodd and Stybarrow Dodd on the skyline |
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| High Seat with Raise, White Side, Catstycam, Helvellyn and Nethermost Pike on the skyline |
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| Borrowdale and Grange Fell with Ullscarf and High Raise on the skyline |
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| Tree covered Castle Crag, the smallest of the Wainwrights, in the centre backed by Glaramara |
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| Maiden Moor with Dale Head on the right horizon |
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| Hindscarth and Robinson |
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| Red Pike and Starling Dodd beyond Newlands Hause |
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| Aikin Knott and Ard Crags above Birkrigg Farm with Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Eel Crag, Sail and Scar Crags on the skyline |
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| Causey Pike and Grisedale Pike |
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| The lower part of the Newlands Valley and Bassenthwaite Lake |
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