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The small parking area to the south of Netherbeck Bridge at the start of the walk |
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An indistinct path starts immediately above the parking area |
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Yewbarrow from the start of the path with Netherbeck Bridge on the right |
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Looking back to Wastwater and The Screes |
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Nether Beck |
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Looking back to Illgill Head |
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After a brief passage alongside Nether Beck the path bears half left to join the old bridleway which runs between Wasdale and Ennerdale |
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Yewbarrow from the bridleway |
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Looking back to Wastwater from the bridleway |
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Illgill Head and Wastwater from the bridleway |
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A distant Haycock appears at the head of the valley as the bridleway passes high above a deep ravine |
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Looking back to Illgill Head and Whin Rigg |
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Past the ravine, the path passes a series of deep pools and waterfalls |
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Waterfalls in Nether Beck |
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Haycock appears over the prominent top of Stool |
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Looking up to the crags of Knott Ends |
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Climbing towards the col between Rough Crag and Stool |
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Looking back along the lower part of the Nether Beck Valley |
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Stool and Blackbeck Knotts |
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Beyond Stool the path continues on across the lower slopes of Winscale Hows |
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Haycock above Great Lad Crag |
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Looking back along Nether Beck |
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Looking back to the summit of Seatallan above Winscale Hows |
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The head of the Nether Beck Valley dominated by the slopes of Great Scoat Fell on the left |
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Looking back to Middle Fell |
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The bridleway crosses Waver Beck before climbing the steep slope between Little Lad Crag on the left and Great Scoat Fell in the centre |
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The start of the 900ft climb out of the valley. This is the steepest part which leads to an upper combe |
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Looking over to Red Pike from the climb to the upper combe |
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Near the top of the steep section between Little Lad Crag and Great Scoat Fell |
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Looking over to Red Pike and Scafell |
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The upper combe and the path leading up to the col between Haycock and Great Scoat Fell |
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The ruined Ennderdale Fence wall on the col between Haycock and Great Scoat Fell |
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Great Scoat Fell from the col |
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From the col it's just simply a matter of following the ruined wall on the 300ft climb to the summit of Haycock |
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Looking back to Steeple and Scoat Fell |
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Approaching the summit of Haycock |
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Red Pike and Scoat Tarn from the climb to the summit |
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The summit of Haycock |
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Caw Fell and Little Gowder Crag from the summit of Haycock |
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Red Pike and Scoat Tarn from the summit of Haycock |
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Steeple and Scoat Fell from the summit of Haycock |