~Sheffield Pike~
12th July 2016
Rock Star
Scroll down for photos and a description of the walk....
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High Force Bridge |
Aira Force Bridge |
Earlier in the day, we had made the customary trip to the woods of Gowbarrow Crag for a walk around its water features. Aira Force is a waterfall whereby water descends rapidly from one level to the next; lots of people take photos of this phenomenon.
Glenridding Beck
Work is well under way to reinforce and repair the river banks where major flooding took place last December (2015). I wonder if Japansese tourists have had selfies taken with these celebrity builders? Apparently 250,000 tonnes of stone (gravel, boulders etc.) were removed from the beck and surrounding areas as a result of the heavy rain.
Glencoyne
Later in the day, with a start time of 18:30hrs, dog n' me set off for an ascent of Sheffield Pike from Glencoyne Bay.
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Glencoyne Beck |
Glencoyne Farm |
The channel of Glencoyne Beck has been dredged; the footpath goes through the garden of Glencoyne Farm.
"Seldom Seen" Cottages
Soon, we are climbing up to a level above that of "Seldom Seen" cottages.
Glencoyne & Ullswater
The Wall
Just for a change and in search of a scramble, we headed straight up the wall to Black Crag.
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Room For One?
Close to the wall and quite high up, there is a "cave" under fallen rocks, maybe room for one to take shelter for the night in a bivvy bag?
Yellow Alpine Flower
On Black Crag
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Great Mell Fell
Sheffield Pike Summit 2,232ft asl
The boundary stone wanders around at the top of Sheffield Pike and today is part of the summit cairn. The Black Crag ascent is quite tough and cannot be recommended as a route to the top.
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Sheffield Pike Summit Territory
Glenridding Dodd
On the way down to the pass between "The Dodd" and Sheffield Pike, there is a good view of Glenridding and its local fell.
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The Descent Route
The way down was through the woods on the north side of Glenridding Dodd.
Ullswater at Glencoyne Bay
Walkers: Molly The Dog and Me.
Route: Glencoyne car park, Glencoyne Farm, gate through the wall on the side of Sheffield Pike, scramble up at the wall which climbs the fell vertically, Black Crag, Summit, east off the top to the hause between SP and GD, Mossdale Beck, woods down to Stybarrow Crag and Glencoyne Bay.
Greetings: Zero.
Weather: Mainly dull, dry and a few bright intervals.
Time Taken: 2 hours 45 minutes over a distance of about 5 miles with 1,800ft of ascent.
The Red Dot Ascent Route (edited library photo)
Waterfall (earlier)
All photos copyright Richard Ratcliffe 2016 ©
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