Walk : Hard Knott (1,803 ft), from The Roman Fort – Hardknott Pass
Date : 19th August 2021
Weather : Low Cloud, rain miserable
conditions @ 15°C
Distance : 3 miles round trip
Time
Taken : 1 hour 20 mins to summit
Which
part of Lakeland is this walk situated
Terrain Overview
Overview
The weather for today’s walk wasn’t too promising and that turned
out to be the case. In truth a dreary trudge with
very little scenic visibility and in parts a pathless squelch over
boggy grass, however yet another fell ticked off in my
quest to capture all 214 Wainwright summits bringing my total now
to 201. The summit should have delivered some
dramatic views of the Scafell group, but not today
About halfway up the Hardknott Pass a
clearance area near the site of the Roman Fort provides parking for about
5 or 6 cars and is free of charge. This is the start point for
this walk
A plaque on a nearby boulder placed by the National Trust &
English Heritage gives information about this
historical site
From the road side a grassy trod leads to the old gateway at the Northern
end of the Parade Ground
The remains of the Parade Ground
From the gateway the grassy track heads off left to start the
climb of the shoulder of Border End
The path skirts the edge of Yew Crags as it leads to the start of
the shoulder on Border End
As we skirt the edge of Yew Crags a very brief glimpse of the
Scafell group just before it starts to disappear
in the mist and rain
Approaching the shoulder of Border End
Looking back to the Fort from the start of the climb up to Border
End
In truth, the path from this point fades in and out. There are
some areas where it is quite obvious, the overriding
aim though is to get to the top of Border End and there is no
right or wrong way to achieve this
The mist descends over the Esk valley
We head for the Col seen here just left of centre of the picture.
From there the direction of travel to Hard Knott
becomes more apparent
Approaching the Col after a fairly steep climb and Hard Knott
comes into view
Hard Knott summit and the way across to it is very boggy
Approaching the summit of Hard Knott
The summit cairn on Hard Knott – needless to say we had the summit
to ourselves today
Three drowned rats on the summit of Hard Knott (plus one behind
the lens) … Click here for the most pointless
of all 365-degree view … https://youtu.be/t1f0B2OSiNo
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