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| The National Trust car park by Glen Mary Bridge (pay & display) there is also a lay-by beside Yew Tree Tarn |
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| A path from the car park avoids the need to walk along the road to reach Yew Tree Tarn |
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| Yew Tree Tarn dam, a wide path skirts the western side of the tarn |
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| Looking along the length of the tarn from the dam to the undulating north ridge of Holme Fell |
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| Another view from the path by the tarn |
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| Nearing the head of the tarn |
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| Looking back to the tarn from the fine stand of mature pine trees at its head |
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| A gate at the left side of the pines gives access to a path coming from Yew Tree Farm. A few hundred yards along it, by a group of huge boulders, a cairn indicates the start of a path that begins to rise towards Uskdale Gap |
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| The path is well graded and has long been used as a way between High Yewdale and Hodge Close on the northern side of the fell |
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| Looking down to the tarn from the path to Uskdale Gap |
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| Nearing the top of Uskdale Gap |
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| Looking back from the same point across to Tom Heights |
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| The Langdale Pikes from Uskdale Gap |
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| Looking down to one of the small reservoirs above Hodge Close |
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| Wetherlam from Uskdale Gap |
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| Looking towards Helvellyn from Uskdale Gap |
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| Looking over Uskdale Gap to Ivy Crag, the summit of Holme Fell lies beyond the rock outcrop on the right |
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| The Langdale Pikes from Ivy Crag |
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| Coniston Water from Ivy Crag |
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| Black Fell with a snow covered Wansfell and the Ill Bell ridge beyond from Ivy Crag |
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| A closer view towards Helvellyn and Fairfield from Ivy Crag |
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| Looking across the summit rib of Holme Fell to Wetherlam from Ivy Crag |
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| Looking north from near the summit of Holme Fell |
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| The summit of Holme Fell |
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| Coniston Water from Holme Fell |
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| Looking over Ivy Crag to Black Fell, the long ridge of Wansfell beyond it with Ill Bell and Yoke on the horizon |
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| The view just east of north with a closer look at Fairfield, Hart Crag and Dove Crag on the horizon |
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| Zooming in over the quarries on High Fell to the Langdale Pikes |
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| Another telephoto shot towards Grisedale Hause, Seat Sandal overtopped by Dollywaggon Pike on the left with Fairfield on the right. There was just time for a quick visit to the top of Raven Crag, which lies to the south of the summit, before the weather turned quite nasty. Thirty minutes after this photo was taken a prolonged and heavy snow shower swept in from the north west |
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| Coniston Old Man from the summit |
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| Coniston Water and the crags of the Yewdale fells from the top of Raven Crag. There is no safe way down from here so a return to Uskdale Gap is the most practical option |
