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A few yards to the north of the bridge over Longlands Beck a gate gives access to Uldale Commons |
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There is a parking area adjacent to the gate and a few more spaces to the south of the bridge |
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A wide track leads on from the gate which runs between Longlands and Green Head |
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Longlands Fell and Lowthwaite Fell from the track |
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The track,which forms part of the Cumbria Way, passes by the edge of a small plantation |
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Looking over to Skiddaw from the Cumbria Way track |
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Looking back to Longlands |
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The track gradually rises to pass over the north ridge of Longlands Fell |
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Looking back, the North Western Fells form the horizon |
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Binsey, the most northerly of the Northern Fells |
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Approaching the foot of Longland Fell's north ridge |
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Skiddaw with Long Side and Ullock Pike |
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Looking back to Over Water from the foot of longland Fell's north ridge |
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Turn off half right from the Cumbria Way track where a low guide post indicates the start of a bridleway |
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The summit of Brae Fell comes into view as the bridleway crosses the lower slopes of Longlands Fell's north ridge (named Lodness) before it descends into the valley of Charleton Gill |
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The bridleway is an ancient drove way which leads along the Charleton Gill valley into the very heart of the Uldale Fells |
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The lower part of the gill has been fenced off to protect a new plantation of native trees |
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Stiles over the fence have been provided for walkers who wish to visit the Saddleback ridge in the bed of the gill |
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The summit of Longlands Fell from the bridleway |
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The summit of Little Sca Fell appears to the right of Brae Fell |
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The bridleway crosses over a very short section of boggy ground as it passes below the col between Longlands Fell and Lowthwaite Fell |
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Little Sca Fell from the bridleway, part of Great Sca Fell can be seen to the right of it |
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Looking back along the lower part of Charleton Gill |
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Two thirds of the way along the valley the main tributary of Charleton Gill falls over the south-western slopes of Brae Fell |
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The bridleway continues to follow the course of the grassy ravine which it crosses near the head of the valley |
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Approaching the crossing point of the ravine which is much shallower here where it begins to merge into the slope below Broad Moss |
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Looking back to the summit of Longlands Fell |
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The crossing point over the ravine, the bridleway continues left, the path ahead is just a 'short cut' |
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Looking back along the ravine from the crossing point |
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Looking back to Lowthwaite Fell and Longlands Fell from the bridleway which now climbs up to the col between Brae Fell and Little Sca Fell |
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Skiddaw framed between Meal Fell and Great Cockup |
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Little Sca Fell and Great Sca Fell from the bridleway |
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The summit of Brae Fell from the bridleway |
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Binsey, Lowthwaite Fell and Longlands Fell from the bridleway |
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In a little over a quarter of a mile from the crossing point over the ravine a clear path turns off the bridleway to climb easily across Brae Fell's broad south western slopes, continue straight ahead on the bridleway towards Little Sca Fell |
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Looking back over Broad Moss to Binsey and Lowthwaite Fell |
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Looking across to Great Cockup above the headwaters of the River Ellen |
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Little Sca Fell from the bridleway |
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Frozen Fell from the bridleway |
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Skiddaw over Meal Fell |
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Looking back towards Binsey and Lowthwaite Fell |
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Approaching the col between Brae Fell and Little Sca Fell |
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Brae Fell from the col |
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Lowthwaite Fell and Longlands Fell from the col |
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Binsey from the col |
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Leave the bridleway at the col and continue on a clear path which leads up to the summit of Little Sca Fell |
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Looking over towards High Pike from the path to Little Sca Fell |
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Approaching the summit of Little Sca Fell |
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The summit cairn on Little Sca Fell |
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The summits of High Pike and Carrock Fell from Little Sca Fell |
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Great Sca Fell from the summit of Little Sca Fell |
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Skiddaw from the summit of Little Sca Fell |
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Just a small section of Bassenthwaite Lake is visible from the summit of Little Sca Fell |
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Binsey and Over Water from the summit of Little Sca Fell |
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Brae Fell from the summit of Little Sca Fell |
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Lowthwaite Fell and Longlands Fell from the summit of Little Sca Fell |
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Continuing on the path to Great Sca Fell which lies a little under a quarter of a mile to the south-east across a shallow depression |
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Meal Fell and Great Cockup from the path to Great Sca Fell |
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Binsey and Over Water from the path to Great Sca Fell |
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High Pike from the path to Great Sca Fell |
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Approaching the summit plateau |
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Looking back to Little Sca Fell |
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The summit cairn comes into view |
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The summit cairn on Great Sca Fell |
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Binsey from the summit of Great Sca Fell |
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Little Sca Fell and Brae Fell from the summit of Great Sca Fell |
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High Pike, Great Lingy Hill and Carrock Fell from the summit of Great Sca Fell |
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Bowscale Fell from the summit of Great Sca Fell |
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Knott from the summit of Great Sca Fell |
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Skiddaw from the summit of Great Sca Fell |