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OS Grid ref: NY 31778 18954
Lat/Long: 54.561088, -03.055122
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I've returned to Legburthwaite in Cumbria to have another go at
Brund Gill and Whiteside. The last time I tried it was too rainy
and misty. It was a very windy drive on the motorway and still
windy when I set off up the Stanah track to the waterfall at
Stanah Gill. I followed the path by the wall heading south
towards Fisherplace Gill where I turned left to follow the
riverside steeply upwards. |
Footbridge below Fisherplace Gill. |
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Looking down on Legburthwaite. |
Fisherplace Gill. |
Brund Gill and the distant Skiddaw in cloud. |
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I stopped at the high waterfall to take a photo then continue to
Brund Gill. It was interesting that I was on a reasonable path
by the river that isn’t shown on any map yet later on I’d be
following a nonexistent path that is shown on the map. Where the
gill narrowed I had to climb higher over rocks to gain a higher
path that eventually reached a path shown on the map. The wind
was now getting much stronger and the temperature dropping. By
the gill it was -2degC but on Whiteside summit it was -4degC.
and thin dusting of snow didnt cause any problems. |
Crossing Whiteside Bank. |
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Whiteside summit with Helvellyn in the distant clouds. |
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After finding a spring high up the ground levelled a bit and
much easier to walk on. A steeper rocky area eventually took me
to the summit of Whiteside where the strong wind made it
uncomfortable. I turned right and started a descent toward the
Helvellyn path where I met two walkers coming up. They were the
only people I saw on the walk. At the saddle I turned right to
descend by a path I could see following the fell side. Later it
turned out to be the wrong path and I had to descend steeply to
a lower path. The next part of my route was supposed to be on a
path shown on the map but there was nothing on the ground. I
modified my route when I came to a stream descending across easy
ground. I followed it down to the route down from Helvellyn. It
continued down to Thirlspot Farm and the main A591 road. It was
an easy walk back to my car. |
Kings Head Inn. |
Castle Rock. |
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