Walk 77 - Black Fell - 6th April 2023
 

Wainwright's Walking Guide to the Lake District Fells - Book 4 The Southern Fells

 

#179 Black Fell

Distance
4.4 miles
Time
2.5 hrs
Lowest Point

614 ft

Highest Point
1040 ft
Total Ascent
460 ft
 
Walk Rating - very easy
 

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  14.09 Leaving Tarn Howes car park. Amazingly I left Oakley early this morning, picked up Nick from Salford, picked up Mike at Oxenholme station, had lunch and its still only 2 o'clock!  
 
 
  14.23 We headed around the west side of the lake on the well made and easy path.  
 
 
  14.34 At the end of the lake we crossed the stile to leave the path . . . . .  
 
 
  14.38 . . . . . and took the short walk across the field to the road.  
 
 
  14.52 Looking across the valley to Bowfell. Centre right is Rossett Pike, in the light, in front of the dark shape of Allen Crags.  
 
 
  14.57 Approaching the summit of Black Fell.  
 
 
  14.57 The Langdale Pikes  
 
 
  15.02 Looking across Little Langdale to The Band and Bowfell. Pike O'Blisco in front of Crinkle Crags on the left.  
 
 
  15.04 Black Crag is the summit of Black Fell.  
 
 
  15.05 Tarn Howes and Coniston Lake in the distance.  
   
  15.09 Panorama 783 Black Fell (Wainwright #179 1040ft).  
 
 
  15.11 Black Fell has a second lower cairn to the south. Esthwaite Water in the distance.  
 
 
  15.15 An attractive stone wall and stile next to the summit.  
   
  15.20 A panoramic view from a secondary peak about 100m north of the main summit.  
 
 
  15.23 Pike O'Blisco in front of Crinkle Crags with Bowfell, Esk Pike and Great End to the right.  
 
 
  15.23 Wetherlam and a good view of Steel Edge. It seems only yesterday we were up there but it was actually 15 months ago.  
 
 
  15.28 Across to the lower cairn with Esthwaite Water in the distance.  
 
 
  15.53 Duke of Edinburgh map reading course. Day 1 How to hold the map the right way up.  
 
 
  16.01 Walking back down to the stile.  
 
 
  16.04 Found it! Must be because we have two map readers today.  
 
 
  16.16 The beautiful Tarn Howes with Wetherlam in the background.  
   
  16.24 Panorama 784 Tarn Howes.  
 
 
  16.36 After taking the higher path on the east side of the lake we needed to do a short length on the road.  
 
 
 
  16.37 A final view of the Langdale Pikes as we near the car park.  
 
 
  16.38 Looking back at Black Crag.  

 
   
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