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The waterworks building beside Longlands Bridge is the starting point for this walk |
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There is room to park a few cars on the north side of the bridge |
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A gate beside the car parking area gives access to the Uldale Commons and the bridleway track to Green Head |
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The bridleway track to Green Head |
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Longlands Fell from the bridleway |
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Looking back to Longlands |
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Great Cockup and Skiddaw from the bridleway |
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The bridleway forms part of the Cumbria Way, a long distance path between Ulverston and Carlisle |
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Looking back to Latrigg and Binsey beyond Longlands |
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Skiddaw across the north-western slopes of Longlands Fell |
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Looking over to Binsey from the bridleway |
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The bridleway gradually turns to pass over the end of Longland's Fell north ridge |
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Looking back the North Western Fells appear on the distant horizon |
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In a little under half a mile along the bridleway a faint path turns off to climb up to the line of the north ridge which provides a 'short-cut' .......... |
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..... although it's more usual to continue along the bridleway for a further 300 yards and begin the ascent of the north ridge on a much more obvious path which starts just before reaching a bridleway waymark post that is signed for Great Sca Fell |
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The 'short-cut' path does become more clearer as height is gained |
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Over Water and Binsey |
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Galloway cattle |
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Approaching the ridgeline |
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Looking back along the line of the 'short-cut' path |
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The summits of Brae Fell and Great Sca Fell come into view over the north ridge |
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The 'short-cut' path joins the main path which rises from near the Great Sca Fell waymark post |
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Looking back to the junction of the 'short-cut' path and the main path |
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Looking over towards Binsey |
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Looking back along the broad lower part of the north ridge which is called Lodness |
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The steepest part of the north ridge |
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Looking over towards Brae Fell, Little Sca Fell and Great Sca Fell |
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Looking back to Sandale Hill |
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Two walkers appear on the summit of Longlands Fell |
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The Pennines on the horizon across the northern slopes of Brae Fell |
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Approaching the summit of Longlands Fell |
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The summit cairn on Longlands Fell |
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Bassenthwaite Lake from the summit of Longlands Fell |
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Over Water and Binsey from the summit of Longlands Fell |
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Criffell across the Solway Firth from the summit of Longlands Fell |
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Sandale Hill from the summit of Longlands Fell |
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Foulds Brow from the summit of Longlands Fell |
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Brae Fell from the summit of Longlands Fell |
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Little Sca Fell, Great Sca Fell and Knott from the summit of Longlands Fell |
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Skiddaw from the summit of Longlands Fell |