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Sale Fell - Route One
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Start - St. Margaret's Church NY 190 301 |
Distance - 1.2 miles | Ascent - 730 feet |
Time - 50 minutes |
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| Although a path rises by the church it is more usual to begin the ascent from this handgate located about 150 yards east of the church at NY 191 302 where there is more opportunity to park on the wider verge. Times and distances are taken from this point |
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| The track rises between gorse shrubs to an open grass slope and a rustic seat from where there is a fine view of Bassenthwaite Lake and Binsey |
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| St. Margaret's Church from the seat |
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| Onwards from the seat the track climbs towards a pair of redundant gateposts to join another track. That one makes a complete circuit of the fell giving a delightful walk with excellent views |
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| Looking back from the gateposts, the seat can be seen on the grass shoulder above the left post |
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| The track rises to run alongside a wall |
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| Looking back to the head of Bassenthwaite Lake from the climb to the wall |
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| Where the track crosses the end of the ridge and begins to descend another path leads off it to begin a gradual climb up the west ridge |
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| Looking across to Ling Fell from the start of the climb up west ridge |
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| The path soon divides to avoid rock outcrops. It doesn't matter which one is chosen, the left fork probably being the more direct option |
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| The lower section of the west ridge |
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| Looking down the lower section |
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| A little higher on the ridge |
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| About halfway up the ridge the other branch of the path joins from the right. Two walkers can be seen on the top of the ridge |
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| Looking down the west ridge from near its top |
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| Approaching the top of the west ridge |
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| The summit lies a short distance away from the top of the west ridge across a shallow depression |
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| Looking north east from the summit to the Uldale fells |
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| Skiddaw above the Ullock Pike ~ Long Side ridge with Dodd on the right |
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| A long line of the eastern fells from Clough Head to Dollywaggon Pike form the horizon to the south-east |
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| Lord's Seat across the Wythop Valley |
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| Broom Fell, the summit of Grisedale Pike just visible to its left |
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| Graystones across the wide expanse of Wythop Moss |
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| Ling Fell to the south-west, the Loweswater fells form the left skyline |
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| The coastal strip of West Cumbria over the top of the west ridge |
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| Scotland across the Solway Firth, the Galloway hills left and Criffel centre |
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| And lastly Binsey standing isolated from the rest of the Northern Fells |
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