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Managed to get away for a dark drive north along the M6.
Being a Saturday it was much quieter than weekdays as there were
hardly any HGVs. I reached Mungrisdale and parked on the verge
just before the village. My plan is a short walk so I set off to
climb Raven Crags to the north. For several days the weather has
been still overcast and very dull. Today was no exception. The
tops were obscured by clouds so I knew what to expect. |
The Tongue from Mungrisdale. |
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As I walked along the road a couple of walkers had just left
their car and walked the same way, to the Village Hall then up
the steps to the rear and across the field towards the church. I
stopped to take a photo and they continued bye. They took the
turn towards Raven Crags but continued up the track towards
Bullfell Beck. |
Old buiding at the
start of the
climb. |
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I followed the indistinct path that heads steeply up towards the
crags. After a while I looked back and saw them below coming up
the same way as me. I assume they'd missed the turn, realised
their mistake and corrected it. The path was easy going and
straightforward to follow. I headed steadily upwards and each
time I cooled back they were the same distance away. |
Bowscale Fell summit. |
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It wasn't long before I was in cloud and the temperature dropped
to just above zero. When the gradient flattened I reached the
low cairn and decided to head a short way off the path and down
to the north to find shelter to eat my butties. I found a
sheltered spot I’d used before. Sitting eating an early lunch
soon got chilly and I was glad to be underway again. Still in
mist I pressed on ahead to warm up and reach the low stone
shelter on Bowscale Fell. The temperature was now down to
-1degC. Just before the summit a couple has stopped to eat their
sandwiches. |
Descent. |
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It was still misty and cold and they didn’t look comfortable.
Over the summit the descent is an easy gradient down then I
reached the left branch to head east down a steady path down the
north side of Bannerdale. The main walkers of the day were now
coming up and older ones exchanged pleasantries with the younger
ones ignored me. I continued down and had some views as I
reached the footbridge. The section where stone slabs were
placed for the path had a lot of people crossing them At the
Millstone Inn I crossed the footbridge then the short walk along
the road to my car. The length of verge was now full of cars. I
put some money in the parking donation box. The suggested amount
used to be £2, which I always paid. Recently they've increased
the donation to £4 which is too much. |
Mill Inn, Mungrisdale. |
Before i set off. |
When I got back. |
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