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Starling Dodd + via Scale Force

Starling Dodd + via Scale Force

Postby Broggy1 » Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:08 pm

Wainwrights included on this walk: Great Borne, Hen Comb, Starling Dodd

Hewitts included on this walk: Great Borne, Starling Dodd

Date walked: 25/07/2021

Time taken: 6.3

Distance: 18.4 km

Ascent: 1133m

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Another hot Sunday in the Lakes leaving a busy Buttermere to head for some deserted fells.

Only 22 left for Wendy and I'm down to 8 as well now for my 3rd round.

1 Buttermere.JPG
Buttermere village starting out


2 Over C Water.JPG
Looking over Crummock Water


3 SF.JPG
Scale Force - a highlight on this route


4 SF.JPG
Scale Force


5 Above SF.JPG
Above Scale Force


6 SD.JPG
Starling Dodd in view - follow the path for Red Pike and then cut across higher up


7 Looking baqck.JPG
Looking back


8 Red Pike.JPG
Red Pike


9 Strling Dodd.JPG
Starling Dodd ahead


10 Ennerdale Giants from SD.JPG
Ennerdale Giants from Starling Dodd


11 GB ahead.JPG
Great Borne ahead


12 GB Trig.JPG
Great Borne Trig Point


13 Descent with FC and HC ahead.JPG
Steep descent with Floutern Cop and Hen Comb in view


14 Back to the steep descent.JPG
Looking back up


15 GB over FT from FC.JPG
Great Borne over Floutern Tarn from Floutern Cop


16 Heading for HC.JPG
Heading for Hen Comb


17 Back to GB.JPG
Back to Great Borne


18 HC Summit.JPG
Hen Comb summit


19 Down Mosedaqle.JPG
Descending down Mosedale


20 Up Mosedake.JPG
Looking back up a very green (and dry) Mosedale


21 Crummock.JPG
Crummock Water back in view


22 Return to Buttermere.JPG
Returning to Buttermere
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