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The road junction at Cross Rigg, on the road between Lamplugh and Ennerdale Bridge, is the starting point for this walk |
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The gate opposite the road junction gives access to an open track, an old mine road, which leads to the old Kelton Fell iron ore mines |
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Looking over to Great Borne and Bowness Knott from the mine road |
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Looking back to the start of the walk, note the spoil heaps of the old Keltonfell Top iron ore mines near the road junction |
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On the the old mine road with Gavel Fell straight ahead above Godworth and High Pen on the left |
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Blake Fell from the old mine road |
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The mine road passes along the slopes of Kelton Fell to a fence corner gate |
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Beyond the gate the mine road turns south-east and then descends towards the old mine shafts |
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The way ahead continues on a wide grassy path across a shallow depression to another gate in the intake wall which gives access to the open fellside |
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Looking across to Banna Fell and Great Borne on the left with Bowness Knott backed by Scoat Fell and Haycock on the horizon |
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Ennerdale Water and Crag Fell |
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From the intake wall-gate an obvious path swings left and rises along the northern slopes of Godworth |
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Looking back to Ennerdale Water from the intake wall |
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As the path makes a gradual turn to the east High Pen and Gavel Fell come into view |
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Looking over to Knock Murton, the path fades at this point as it crosses a wide area of wet and mossy ground above Hare Gill |
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Great Borne above the ridge of Banna Fell |
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Looking back to the start of the walk from the path above Hare Gill |
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The path becomes much clearer as it rises to traverse across the slopes of High Pen |
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Looking over Floutern Pass to Starling Dodd and the High Stile ridge |
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Gavel Fell from the slopes of High Pen |
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Looking back from the slopes of High Pen to the start of the walk, Godworth in the centre left foreground |
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Fothergill Head comes into view above Comb Gill |
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Looking back over Banna Fell to Crag Fell and Grike |
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The main path continues on to reach the ridge beyond High Pen, a less obvious path veers off to the right towards Fothergill Head |
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High Stile, Starling Dodd and Pillar framed between the slopes of Gavel Fell and Great Borne |
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Looking down Combe Gill from near Fothergill Head |
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Gavel Fell from Fothergill Head, the path rises to join the fence on the north-west ridge which is then followed all the way to the summit |
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Looking back from the north-west ridge to the start of the walk, Cross Rigg and Keltonfell Top in the centre of the photo |
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Looking back to Fothergill Head from the north-west ridge, Carling Knott on the left with Low Fell in the centre |
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The final rise to the summit from the fence corner on the north-west ridge |
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Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Grasmoor from the north-west ridge, a distant Skiddaw on the left |
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Looking back to Blake Fell above Fothergill Head from the north-west ridge |
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The summit of Gavel Fell comes into view |
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The summit cairn on Gavel Fell |
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Looking east from the summit of Gavel Fell |
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Robinson above Hen Comb on the left with Red Pike and High Stile on the right |
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Pillar, Black Crag and Scoat Fell above the col between Starling Dodd and Great Borne |
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Lank Rigg, Crag Fell and Grike above Banna Fell |
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Looking back from the summit to the start of the walk |
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Knock Murton |
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The summit of Blake Fell |
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Looking north to the summit of Carling Knott, a subsidiary ridge of Blake Fell |
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Binsey on the centre skyline beyond the Whinlatter fells |
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Mellbreak backed by the North Western Fells of Whiteside, Hopegill Head, Grasmoor, Wandope and Whiteless Pike |