Walk : The Newlands Round

Date : 22nd June 2011

Weather : Overcast, threatening rain

Route Details : Hawse End, Cat Bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dalehead, Hindscarth,

Scope End, Little Town, Hawse End

Distance : 7 miles

Overview

This circular can be done either clock or anti-clockwise. If and when I do it again, my preference would be to start at

Little Town and ascend Scope End, as coming down from the clockwise route was quite tough on the joints considering

the lack of height overall in comparison. To descend Cat Bells via the engineered pathway is a lot easier

With a gathering mass of cloud ahead, the climb up to Cat Bells starts along the pathway from Hawse End

As height is gained, Bassenthwaite Lake comes into view

Blencathra to the north from Cat Bells summit

Looking back to the summit of Cat Bells on the way to Maiden Moor. The path to follow is clear throughout.

Looking ahead to Maiden Moor and the dark clouds loom.

Here a glimpse of the Mosedale Round fells from Maiden Moor

The next objective the cairn on High Spy

As I near the summit cairn on High Spy it dawns on me … I’m the only sole about attempting to do what I’m

attempting to do – oh heck !!!

Causey Pike about to be shrouded in cloud

As I get to a higher vantage point and the first glimpse of the highest part of the climb it’s apparent that the same

thing as already happened at Dale Head

Just before the heartbreaking descent to Dale Head Tarn a glimpse of Great Gable in the background … just !!

As I start to swing round the ridge from Dale Head to Hindscarth

On the way down to the tarn – a considerable loss of height !!

The Newlands Valley in all its glory and a good indication of the gradual climb upwards from Cat Bells

Just the odd peep of sunlight. Shortly after this the heavens opened

Swinging round now on the descent from Hindscarth, you can just make out the summit cairn on Dale Head

Back down to Little Town now having just endured the steep descent of Scope End