Loadpot Hill to Arthur's Pike
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:11 pmThe day began with the walk round to Glenridding to get the steamer to Howtown, before heading up Fusedale - beautiful, but hard work after a while - first uphill of the day after a long walk the day before. Changing views of the surrounding hills were some compensation.
I couldn't face heading straight up the side of Wether Hill and took the path that slants over towards High Kop. Once on the top it was flat and pretty easy walking, but very very windy. I ate my lunch lying in the grass on Loadpot Hill, in order not to blow away.
The views were to the North Pennines on one side, and the the point where the Northern Fells run out and the Cumbrian farmlands begin on the other.
Loadpot Hill is decorated with boundary stones.
Bonscale Pike is decorated with towers - easy to find, but slightly nerve-racking to get to in the strong wind. The summit wasn't so easy to find, as there's no obvious highest point before the slope up to Loadpot Hill begins.
Arthur's Pike has a much more obvious top, but also provided me with a hole to stick my foot in and fall over - no real harm done, though.
From here it was all downhill towards Pooley Bridge, with a detour to the Cockpit stone circle, over a very small ford to match the very small bridge from the beginning of the day.
Pooley bridge provided me with juice, ice cream and a river to paddle in all, much needed, as well as the bus to Penrith, where I had time for a bit of prowling round before catching the train north again.
- Fusedale
- Very small bridge, Fusedale Beck
- The head of Fusedale
- Gowk Hill and Steel Knotts
- Swirral Edge and Striding Edge
I couldn't face heading straight up the side of Wether Hill and took the path that slants over towards High Kop. Once on the top it was flat and pretty easy walking, but very very windy. I ate my lunch lying in the grass on Loadpot Hill, in order not to blow away.
- Wether Hill summit
- Old floor, Loadpot Hill
- Loadpot hill summit
The views were to the North Pennines on one side, and the the point where the Northern Fells run out and the Cumbrian farmlands begin on the other.
- Cross Fell and Dun Fells
- Where the hills run out
Loadpot Hill is decorated with boundary stones.
- Lambert Lad
Bonscale Pike is decorated with towers - easy to find, but slightly nerve-racking to get to in the strong wind. The summit wasn't so easy to find, as there's no obvious highest point before the slope up to Loadpot Hill begins.
- Bonscale Pike towers
- Bonscale Pike summit - possibly
Arthur's Pike has a much more obvious top, but also provided me with a hole to stick my foot in and fall over - no real harm done, though.
- Arthur's Pike summit
From here it was all downhill towards Pooley Bridge, with a detour to the Cockpit stone circle, over a very small ford to match the very small bridge from the beginning of the day.
- Very small ford
- The Cockpit
- Approaching Pooley Bridge
- Ullswater hills
Pooley bridge provided me with juice, ice cream and a river to paddle in all, much needed, as well as the bus to Penrith, where I had time for a bit of prowling round before catching the train north again.
- Giant's grave, Penrith
