CARROCK FELL & HIGH PIKE - NORTHERN FELLS

[susanmyatt]

A clear crisp morning and a drive through Mungrisdale and Mosedale to park at a place aptly named as "Apronful of Stones", there is ample parking all along this area.

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The face of Carrock Fell is quite steer from this side, so its upwards more or less from the car. Our route is right to left heading for the tree on the skyline.

Start of Carrock Fell

Height is soon gained and a last look to the road before we go into The Trough

View back to the road

Once in The Trough it is quite steep.

Trough upwards

Downwards to road

It levels a little but gets very rocky towards the summit

Getting rocky

We eventually reach the summit at 660m, for a fantastic 360 panorama

Blencathra to the left, Skiddaw to the right

Bowscale,Bannerdale to Blencthra

Mosedale valley with Skiddaw Lesser Man and the ridge

From the top we could see our way ahead and pick out the two Birketts on the way, the distinctive Round Knott (603m) and Milton Hill (607m), also it looked a bit damp in places

High Pike and old mine workings

Last look at inversion over Eastern Fells

It was two miles from Carrock Fell to High Pike but after a bit of boggy ground it was good walking as we crossed the Red Gate track to Caldbeck,and made our way to the summit.

High Pike at 658m,Carrock Fell behind

Top of the pillar, why the Kiwi ?

In Wainwrights day it was a steel bench but we now have a, I presume,local slate bench

We can deliver one madam for Xmas

From here it was good walking down Carrock Beck through the oldmine workings

In the workings,up to Carrock Fell

Looking back at the scarred landscape

We continued down alongside the Beck before meeting the road at a delightful ford over the carriageway, miniature waterfalls above and below.

Ford at Carrock Beck

Now it was just the walk along the road, it is now when we think, it would have been better to leave the car at this end and done the road bit first A lovely, quite hot day, sunburnt bonce for hubby

[malky_c]

Good to see that people are getting some nice inversions outside of Scotland

Always liked the look of Carrock Fell - sits nicely on the edge of the Lakes, a bit removed from the rest. Might get there one day yet.

[mountain coward]

That route up Carrock Fell is one I've been eyeing for ages but still haven't done! And that lovely spot by the ford is where everyone camps - a lovely place to sleep!

[tango]

I was up Carrock fell & others last month & the weather was nasty my first summit was Bowscale fell & the wind was that strong i couldnt stand up i had to crawl to the shelter stones!! just goes to show good old British weather!! never a dull moment with it,lovely photos too thank you.