Walk : Grike (1,596 feet)
& Crag Fell (1,710 feet) from Scaly Moss via the old Mine road
Date : 3rd October 2017
Weather : Cloudy,
just about Dry @ 13°C rain
ever threatening
Distance : 6 miles round trip
Time
Taken : 1 hour 20 mins to
summit, @ 2.5 hours in total
Which
part of Lakeland is this walk situated
Terrain
Overview
Overview
Our week long stay in Ambleside
was on the whole one of the wettest that we have experienced for some time, it
rained most days.
However,
the Tuesday was forecast as dry until mid evening so we took the opportunity to
visit the remote Ennerdale region in the West to
climb Grike and
follow the ridge route to Crag Fell. Overall, very easy climbing, the ridge to
Crag Fell was a tad boggy in parts which can
be largely avoided by staying right
along the route close to the fence. Other than that no problems at in both navigation
and climbing
Follow the signs
from the A66 towards
starts at a
clearly sign posted foot path for Red Beck some three miles away. There is free
parking for a small number of vehicles
Starting out from the roadside footpath
Looking north towards Blake Fell from the path
The path climbs gently upwards to a gate, through which heads along a fire
break cut through a very fine plantation of Pine trees
The path continues for about another half mile or so and leads to an
opening
Upon reaching the steel gate turn right and follow the stony track for a
very short distance
No
its behind you
just follow it round
trust me
!!
Follow the track round and take the first branch off to the left
The old mine road leads to the South West slopes of Grike,
however a newer and more direct path can be taken further on down. This area
has undergone
an intense tree felling activity and the scars are
plain to see
The newer more direct path to the summit is over the stile by the side
of the gate
Once over the stile a grass path climbs steadily and leads to a wire fence.
The summit is very close now
Looking back towards the west coastline and Sellafield
in the distance
Ste reaches the summit just a short distance after the fence
The summit cairn and a very welcome wind shelter I can tell you it was
much needed on top !!
Click here for a 360 degree panoramic view from the summit
https://youtu.be/1XRIjupjCwU
Looking out towards Blake Fell on the left and in the
right foreground Great Borne. The northern edge of Ennerdale
Water just visible
Bill & Ben the flower pot men seeking refuge from the wind !
Looking across to the second fell of the day
Crag Fell. The summit
cairn just visible
Low flying manoeuvres
.
Following the track south to Crag Fell
The track drops down to go past a communications mast and its here
where the ground gets very boggy. Best to keep towards the fence
The final climb to the summit ..
Click here for a 360 degree panoramic view from the summit
https://youtu.be/tiYZi5Q8GsI
Now the views really open up to the south. Pillar and Steeple on the
right and Starling Dodd to Red Pike, High Stile, High
Crag ridge on the left
Looking north towards Blake Fell and Carling Knott
Sue and Ste take in the marvellous views up the
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