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Bleaberry
Fell - 29th October 2005
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WALK
STATISTICS
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| Date |
29th
October 2005 |
Description |
Bleaberry
Fell |
| Start
Point |
Keswick
Moot Hall |
Peaks
Climbed |
Walla
Crag 379m |
| Total
Time |
4hrs
26min |
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Bleaberry
Fell 590m |
| Walking
Time |
3hrs
36min |
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| Stopped
Time |
0hrs
50min |
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| Distance |
8.96
miles |
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| Moving
Average |
2.5
mph |
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| Elevation
at Start |
95
metres |
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| Total
Ascent |
650
metres |
Weather |
Low
cloud - rain to start then dry |
| Max
Elevation |
590
metres |
Walking
With |
No
One |
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WALK
NOTES
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| I
have been on holiday in the Lakes with my
family this week and decided I could not
go the whole time without a walk on the fells.
The weather had not been very good for most
of the week but today there was a slight
improvement. Although there was a short burst
of rain at the start of the walk the weather
did become drier as the day progressed. The
low cloud however did not lift much at all.
My walk took me to Walla Crag and Bleaberry
Fell. From the Moot Hall in Keswick I walked
to Springs Farm, through some woods and then
on to Rakefoot Farm. The climb to the summit
of Walla Crag was a gentle one. The views
from the summit were lovely but I am sure
would have been a lot better if the cloud
base had not been so low (not too good for
photographs). From this point onwards the
ground was very wet and extremely boggy in
places. I had to pick my way across the bog
very carefully. I walked via Brown Knotts
and on towards Bleaberry Fell. The last section
on the walk to the summit of Bleaberry Fell
was fairly steep (the path was good though).
I was well and truly in the cloud now. No
views from the top. I met the first walkers
of the day on the summit. They had walked
from a nearby Youth Hostel and were on their
way to Keswick. I returned back to Keswick
the same way as I had come. I decided not
to walk on to High Seat in the cloud. It
was an enjoyable walk. Maybe next time I
will have better weather conditions. |
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MAP
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PHOTOGRAPHS
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Walk
through Springs Wood
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Derwentwater
from Walla Crag
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Looking
back to Walla Crag
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Bleaberry
Fell Summit Shelter
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View
from path back down Bleaberry Fell
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Walla
Crag view towards Keswick
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Walla
Crag view to Dale Head
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Walla
Crag view to Derwentwater
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