Buttermere & Newlands - 6th April 2016

 

 

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  10.43 The day after Scafell Pike and weather looked worse if anything so we settled for a walk around Buttermere. The iconic view along the lake looked gloomy as we started.  
   
  10.47 Sheep chilling at the bottom of Sourmilk Gill  
   
  10.50 Looking over the end of Buttermere towards Whiteless Pike  
   
  11.08 On the path to the west of Buttermere  
   
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  11.14 Panorama 110 Buttermere  
 
 
  11.19 Char Cottage in front of Fleetwith Pike.  
 
 
  11.22 Warnscale Beck and Black Beck below Haystacks.  
   
  11.22 The cottage dwarfed by Fleetwith Pike.  
   
  11.35 Looking towards Warnscale Bottom from Peggy's bridge.  
   
  11.37 From Peggy's Bridge back along Buttermere to Mellbreak and Rannerdale Knotts.  
   
  11.40 Panorama 111 Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks  
 
 
  11.49 Herdwicks coming home to Gatesgarth Farm  
   
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  12.05 On the path on the eastern side of Buttermere. Haystacks, Scarth Gap, Seat and High Crag.  
   
  12.07 Haystacks  
   
  12.11 High Crag and High Stile  
   
  12.12 Squally weather for a classic view of the end of Buttermere.  
   
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  12.46 Hen Comb and Mellbreak  
   
  13.42 After a coffee stop in Buttermere we went our separate ways. Nick and I headed over towards Newlands valley for a final walk. From Newlands Hause.  
   
  15.25 At the end of Newlands Valley below High Spy and Dale Head. Wet for much of this walk.  
   
  15.37 Newlands Valley.  
   
  15.53 Panorama 112 Newlands Valley  
 
 
   
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