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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

 

A love of the Lakes - Hard Knott 3d view of walk

 

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

 

A love of the Lakes - The parking area for the start of the walk up to Hard Knott

 

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 love of the Lakes - A plaque on a nearby boulder placed by the National Trust & English Heritage gives information about this
historical site
 

 

A plaque on a nearby boulder placed by the National Trust & English Heritage gives information about this

historical site

 

A love of the Lakes - From the road side a grassy trod leads to the old gateway at the Northern end of the Parade Ground

 

From the road side a grassy trod leads to the old gateway at the Northern end of the Parade Ground

 

A love of the Lakes - The remains of the Parade Ground

 

The remains of the Parade Ground

 

A love of the Lakes - From the gateway the grassy track heads off left to start the climb of the shoulder of Border End

 

From the gateway the grassy track heads off left to start the climb of the shoulder of Border End

 

A love of the Lakes - The path skirts the edge of Yew Crags as it leads to the start of the shoulder on Border End

 

The path skirts the edge of Yew Crags as it leads to the start of the shoulder on Border End

 

A love of the Lakes - 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

 

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

 

A love of the Lakes - Approaching the shoulder of Border End

 

Approaching the shoulder of Border End

 

A love of the Lakes - Looking back to the Fort from the start of the climb up to Border End

 

Looking back to the Fort from the start of the climb up to Border End

 

A love of the Lakes - 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

 

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

 

A love of the Lakes - The mist descends over the Esk valley

 

The mist descends over the Esk valley

 

A love of the Lakes - 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

 

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

 

A love of the Lakes - Approaching the Col after a fairly steep climb and Hard Knott comes into view

 

Approaching the Col after a fairly steep climb and Hard Knott comes into view

 

A love of the Lakes - Hard Knott summit

 

Hard Knott summit and the way across to it is very boggy

 

A love of the Lakes - Approaching the summit of Hard Knott                                                                                        

 

Approaching the summit of Hard Knott

 

A love of the Lakes - The summit cairn on Hard Knott – needless to say we had the summit to ourselves today

 

The summit cairn on Hard Knott – needless to say we had the summit to ourselves today

 

A love of the Lakes - Three drowned rats on the summit of Hard Knott (plus one behind the lens)

 

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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