Walk : The Fusedale Round from Howtown – Hallin Fell (1,271ft),

Steel Knotts (1,414ft), Wether Hill (2,210ft), Loadpot Hill (2,201ft),

Arthur’s Pike (1,747ft), Bonscale Pike (1,718ft)

Date : 8^th September 2012

Weather : Fair, variable cloud and dry

Distance : 9 miles round trip

Time Taken : 20 mins to first summit (Hallin Fell)

Which part of Lakeland is this walk situated

Terrain Overview

Overview

The walk starts from the far side of Ullswater at Howtown. There are several car parking

spaces at St.Peters Church. Fine ridge walking after Wether Hill

St Peters Church at Martindale is the start point for the walk

Literally straight across the road from the Church the grass path that leads directly up to the

top of Hallin Fell

The Nab and Beda Fell from the path upto Hallin Fell

After a gentle 20 minute climb Ste on top of Hallin Fell with its impressive summit cairn

Looking north down Ullswater towards Pooley Bridge

The Ullswater Steamer

Looking south towards Helvellyn. From the summit we follow the path back down to the Church

to pick up the track to Steel Knotts

The Boredale Valley

The Bannerdale Valley

The climb to Steel Knotts starts from a path that runs up the side of the Church and climbs

very steeply

Looking back to Hallin Fell and the grass path that leads all the way to the summit

Ste on the summit of Steel Knotts

Me on the summit of Steel Knotts

We then set off for Wether Hill which initially takes in the minor summit of Brownthwaite Crag.

The wall is a good guide

Looking back to the steep drop from Steel Knotts

In the far distance Blencathra to the north

The old ruin at the head of the Fusedale valley indicates the turning point to reach the ridge

line above

Once the ridgeline is reached head due north on a very good track towards the summit

of Wether Hill

From Wether Hill – another good path leads on to Loadpot Hill

The summit cairn on Loadpot Hill

Carrying on there is a choice of heading right to Arthurs Pike or veering left towards Bonscale

Pike. We visited Arthurs Pike first

Ste on the summit of Arthurs Pike

We had the pleasure of the company of these three amigos on the summit

We then double back on ourselves to visit Bonscale Pike – here a picture of the three fellside

cairns

The distinctive cairns on the side of Bonscale Pike

The return of the Ullswater Steamer to Howtown as we head down the fell side towards

where we started out

Back down at St Patricks Church

As we journeyed back through Pooley Bridge we came across these guys getting ready for a

lovely aerial view balloon ride – Perfect !!

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