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Bannerdale, Deer Forest, Rest Dodd, High Raise. Tue 15 Feb 2005 |
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First thing drove to St Martin's Martindale. I'm on my own as Eric is giving it a miss again. Last week I'd walked up Bannerdale (Valley of Holy Trees) and was intrigued by the valley up Ramps Gill. This week I decided to explore it even though the gate to the track had 'private' on it. I was only passing through and only left a few footprints so I reasoned it would be OK. Up ahead were a couple of interesting buildings shown as 'The Bungalow' on the map. At least one of them can be hired as a holiday cottage. Below 'The Nab' I followed a faint track along the contour then diagonally up to the SW. The route is shown on the map and on site is a well-engineered path that is dry and easy to follow. A couple of switch backs and I was up on a plateau called 'Deer Forest' There didn't seem to be any quarries up here so I'm not sure of the purpose of the track. Continuing south I climbed Rest Dodd and soon found myself in cloud. |
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| Over the summit I descended and was soon out of the cloud. I was now back into familiar territory and headed up towards The Knott and on to the High Street Path. Ahead were a couple of walkers but they continued south along High Street whilst I turned to the NE and towards High Raise. I was briefly in cloud again but it cleared as I continued to Keasgill Head and the descent to Gowk Hill. Instead of following the main path back to Martindale I continued north along the ridge of Pikewassa and Steel Knotts. By now some sun had emerged and I was treated to very nice views across Ullswater. | |
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| A delightful path took me easily down to the NW to Cotehow and back to St Martin's Church. Last week I had a look round St Martin's and put a couple of snaps on my walks page. This week I decided to have a look at St Peter's, which is only a few minutes away by car. A fascinating interior, especially the stained glass windows. | |
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