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Walk 48 - Raven Crag - 23rd July 2020 |
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Wainwright's Walking Guide to the Lake District Fells - Book 3 The Central Fells |
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#110 Raven Crag 1512 ft |
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Distance |
1.7 miles |
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Time |
2.5 hrs |
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Lowest Point |
619 ft |
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Highest Point |
1512 ft |
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Total Ascent |
1077 ft |
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Walk Rating - moderate |
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Mini Route Map Go to walk start
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| 13.25 Very wet this morning so we drove to Sadgill, a well known walkers parking spot at the end of the long road in the Longsleddale valley. |
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| 13.25 Sadgill Bridge. |
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| 12.44 Panorama 426 Sadgill and the path over towards Branstree and Haweswater. |
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| 15.49 Then a drive north and the weather cleared so a quick decision to climb Raven Crag. Nick just coming through the gate at the bottom of the path, the last I was to see of him until the summit, as it turned out. |
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| 16.00 Looking over the dam towards Wren Crag |
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| 16.02 Waiting for Nick to round the corner ...... |
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| 16.25 Panorama 427 | ||
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| 16.47 Panorama 428 From the top of The Benn looking north. | ||
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| 16.48 Panorama 429 Looking 1/3 mile across to Raven Crag - where Nick is. |
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| 17.36 Panorama 430 Raven Crag summit with a glorious view over Thirlmere. | ||
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| 18.33 Back at the car looking up at the crag. |
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| 19.02 Helm Crag in the evening sun as we drove back to Windermere |
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