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Walk 25 - Hen Comb - 27th July 2018 |
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Wainwright's Walking Guide to the Lake District Fells - Book 7 The Western Fells |
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#48 Hen Comb 1670 ft |
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Distance |
4.2 miles |
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Time |
4.5 hrs |
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Lowest Point |
360 ft |
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Highest Point |
1670 ft |
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Total Ascent |
1389 ft |
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Walk Rating - moderate |
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Mini Route Map Go to walk start
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| 10.38 Crossing Mosedale Beck was easy today after a dry spell. | ||
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| 11.03 Looking over a pretty bank to Mellbreak. | ||
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| 11.10 Walking up Hen Comb. | ||
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| 11.49 Looking back towards Loweswater. | ||
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| 12.26 Hen Comb summit. |
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| 12.22 Panorama 218 Hen Comb Summit |
The view is better than anticipated with one aspect in particular, that of Buttermere valley in a frame of fells, of classic beauty. |
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Alfred Wainwright - The Western Fells, Hen Comb. |
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| 12.32 Hen Comb summit. Low Fell in the background. | ||
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| 13.02 Overlooking the path I had taken or tried to take, along the side of Mellbreak. I used the higher sloping path on the way up and the main lower path on the way back. | ||
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| 13.03 On our way back down the spine of Hen Comb with Loweswater in the distance. | ||
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| 13.23 On a hot day the cool water of Mosedale Beck was welcome near the end. | ||
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| 13.31 Back down the track with Grasmoor and the northern end of Crummock Water in the background. | ||
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| 17.24 Later that day we went for a drive to Buttermere. Looking along the length of Buttermere to Haystacks. | ||
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| 17.36 An evening swim in Buttermere | ||
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