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Walk 77 - Black Fell - 6th April 2023 |
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Wainwright's Walking Guide to the Lake District Fells - Book 4 The Southern Fells |
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#179 Black Fell |
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Distance |
4.4 miles |
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Time |
2.5 hrs |
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Lowest Point |
614 ft |
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Highest Point |
1040 ft |
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Total Ascent |
460 ft |
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Walk Rating - very easy |
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Mini Route Map Go to walk start
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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 where we also had lunch and then drove over here and its still only 2 o'clock! |
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| 14.23 We headed around the west side of the lake on the well made and easy path. |
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| 14.34 At the end of the lake we crossed the stile to leave the path . . . . . |
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| 14.38 . . . . . and took the short walk across the field to the road. |
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| 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. |
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| 14.57 Approaching the summit of Black Fell. |
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| 14.57 The Langdale Pikes |
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| 15.02 Looking across Little Langdale to The Band and Bowfell. Pike O'Blisco in front of Crinkle Crags on the left. |
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| 15.04 Black Crag is the summit of Black Fell. |
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| 15.05 Tarn Howes and Coniston Lake in the distance. |
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| 15.09 Panorama 783 Black Fell (Wainwright #179 1040ft). |
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| 15.11 Black Fell has a second lower cairn to the south. Esthwaite Water in the distance. |
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| 15.15 An attractive stone wall and stile next to the summit. |
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| 15.20 A panoramic view from a secondary peak about 100m north of the main summit. |
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| 15.23 Pike O'Blisco in front of Crinkle Crags with Bowfell, Esk Pike and Great End to the right. |
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| 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. |
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| 15.28 Across to the lower cairn with Esthwaite Water in the distance. |
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| 15.53 Duke of Edinburgh map reading course. Day 1 How to hold the map the right way up. |
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| 16.01 Walking back down to the stile. |
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| 16.04 Found it! Must be because we have two map readers today. |
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| 16.16 The beautiful Tarn Howes with Wetherlam in the background. |
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| 16.24 Panorama 784 Tarn Howes. |
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| 16.36 After taking the higher path on the east side of the lake we needed to do a short length on the road. |
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| 16.37 A final view of the Langdale Pikes as we near the car park. |
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| 16.38 Looking back at Black Crag. |
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///thrillers.appear.jazzy