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OS Grid ref: NY 33785 26627
Lat/Long: 54.630414, -03.027212
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The morning drive to the start of the walk was noticeably
lighter. It was nice to see the almost full moon setting behind
Blencathra as I approached along the A66. Instead of parking in
the layby near Scales I left my car in the muddy layby on the
opposite side of the road.
I set off SW along the path by the
road then up to the old road towards Threlkeld. In the village
it was approaching 9am as I neared the primary school but it
seemed that all the students were inside. |
Milepost on the old road. |
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Higher up I reached the Youth Centre a |
“No Parking. Not 5 minutes,
not 30 seconds, not at all!
You could endanger a child's life” |
New development. |
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It was strange that there were no parents hanging about outside.
An interesting sign was on the school fence saying “No Parking.
Not 5 minutes, not 30 seconds, not at all! You could endanger a
child's life”. I continued up the lane but had to walk at the
edge as there were patches of ice. Some new buildings were going
up which seemed surprising that they got planning permission. At
the end of the tarmac lane I continued on the track above
Glenderaterra Beck in a northerly direction to a point where a
faint track leads off to the right. It headed up Roughtengill so
I followed it. |
Lonscale Fell and Little Man behind. |
Roughten Gill sheepfold. |
Lonscale Fell. |
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The quad track reduced to a single track and then vanished. I
noticed a gate in a fence below o headed down to it. The gate
led down to the river so I ignored it and followed the fence
higher up the valley. I continued up following the occasional
sheep track and found the going relatively easy though a bit
slow. I was looking for an old camp site I’d used with Charlie
many years ago. I only had an old photo to go by and a view of
the fell behind the tent. I couldn’t find a match so gave up and
continued up a stream heading directly towards Blencathra
summit. |
Trig marker ring on Blencathra
summit. |
Doddick Fell. |
Walkers on Sharp Edge. |
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It was a straightforward and steady climb on short grass. The
stream started at a spring higher up so I recorded the gps
location. Just above it was a low signal but no flat spot for a
tent. I was now in mist and continued up to the summit ridge
path. Turning left I reached the trig post marker ring which was
surrounded by mist. It was -1 degC as I left to follow the path
down towards Scales Fell. |
View from Scales Fell. |
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The zig zag descent didn’t have any icy patches, which was a
relief. A bit lower down I was out of the mist. Below that I had
a choice of descent routes. Away from the main path I followed
the old track shown n the map. It was unused and grassed over
but easy to follow. Above the White Horse Inn I took the steep
direct descent to the beer garden then down the steps to the
road and a short walk back to the car. |
Bunkhouses above White Horse Inn. |
White Horse Inn at Scales. |
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