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| Brumston Bridge over Wythop Beck which is about half a mile to the east of Wythop Mill is the start of this walk |
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| There is a parking area a few yards to the left of the bridge |
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| A gate above the parking area gives access to the road leading to Kelswick Farm |
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| Just beyond the gate a path climbs steeply alongside the wall towards Dodd Crag and Sale Fell's west ridge. The path is the shortest route to the summit and provides a quick way back down to the parking area |
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| This walk follows the road to Kelswick Farm which rises gradually above Wythop Beck |
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| Looking back along the road |
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| Lord's Seat and Broom Fell across the Wythop Valley from the road to Kelswick Farm |
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| Kelswick Farm |
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| Below the farm a finger post indicates the start of a bridleway which leads to Beck Wythop on the eastern shore of Bassenthwaite Lake |
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| The bridleway crosses a field to reach the ruins of Wythop Old Church |
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| Looking across to Ling Fell from the bridleway |
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| Looking back to Kelswick Farm from the bridleway |
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| Approaching the site of the old church |
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| The ruins of Wythop Old Church. It was built in the mid 16th centuary on the site of much earlier chapel of ease, it was partly pulled down in 1866 when the new church was built on the other side of the fell |
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| In 1904 a memorial stone was erected against the north wall |
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| Continuing on from the old church the bridleway passes through a deer gate and descends into Chapel Wood |
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| The bridleway track through Chapel Wood |
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| Looking over the Wythop Valley towards Lord's Seat |
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| The bridleway track gradually climbs to exit the wood via another deer gate |
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| The deer gate at the end of Chapel Wood |
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| The bridleway continues on alongside a post and wire fence below the slopes of Rivings and Lothwaite |
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| Looking across the upper Wythop Valley to Ladies Table |
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| Ullock Pike and Long Side with the summit of Skiddaw covered by clouds |
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| Approaching the point where the bridleway turns off via a gate which is just beyond a short section of a stone wall |
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| Continue straight ahead on a clear path for a further 100 yards .......... |
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| ..........to a point where a thin path turns back acutely left and climbs steeply through the gorse towards the col between Rivings and Lothwaite |
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| Looking back from the start of the path up to the col |
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| Ullock Pike, Long Side and Dodd from the start of the path to the col |
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| Looking over towards Graystones and Ling Fell from the climb to the col |
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| Bassenthwaite Lake from the path to the col |
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| The angle of the slope begins to ease as the summit of Rivings comes into view |
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| Looking back over Ladies Table, Clough Head and the Helvellyn Dodds on the horizon are enveloped in cloud |
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| Approaching the col between the summits of Rivings and Lothwaite |
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| The summit of Lothwaite from the col |
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| The col has a 'crossroads' of paths, the left branch heads for the summit of Rivings |
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| Lord's Seat and Broom Fell from the path to Rivings |
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| Approaching the summit of Rivings |
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| Looking back to the col |
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| Binsey on the horizon over part of the Lothwaite ridge |
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| The summit cairn on Rivings comes into view |
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| The summit ridge of Sale Fell from Rivings |
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| Binsey from the summit of Rivings |
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| Longlands Fell, Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell and Knott on the horizon from the summit of Rivings |
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| Skiddaw from the summit of Rivings |
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| Lord's Seat and Broom Fell from the summit of Rivings |
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| Graystones and Ling Fell from the summit of Rivings |
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| Continuing on from Rivings on a clear path towards a gateway which, on the way, passes over a ruined wall and an area of ancient cultivation furrows |
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| Looking over towards Graystones and Fellbarrrow |
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| Binsey and a glimpse of Bassenthwaite Lake from the path to the gateway |
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| Approaching the gateway |
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| Looking back to the summit of Rivings from the gateway |
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| Binsey from the gateway |
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| From the gateway there is a choice of paths which climb a short, but steep, bank on the southern slopes of Sale Fell |
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| Looking back to Rivings from the start of the climb up the steep bank |
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| Looking over towards Graystones, Fellbarrow and Ling Fell |
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| Lord's Seat across the Wythop Valley |
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| Looking back to Skiddaw |
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| Nearing the top of the bank from where the summit ridge of Sale Fell will come into view |
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| The summit of Sale Fell from the top of the bank |
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| Looking back from the path below the summit |
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| Approaching the summit of Sale Fell |
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| The summit of Sale Fell |
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| Lord's Seat and Broom Fell from the summit of Sale Fell |
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| Ling Fell from the summit of Sale Fell |
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| The Solway Firth from the summit of Sale Fell |
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| Binsey from the summit of Sale Fell |
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| Bassenthwaite Lake and the Uldale Fells from the summit of Sale Fell |
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| Skiddaw from the the summit of Sale Fell |
