The Northern Fells occupy a circular area about 10 miles in diameter. The centre is slightly lower, an area of upland grazing and marshland known as Skiddaw Forest. This name may be misleading since the only trees form the windbreak of Skiddaw House. This isolated building, was once a shepherd's bothy. It currently serves as a youth hostel. Skiddaw Forest stands at the head of the three major rivers of the Northern Fells. The Caldew, Dash Beck and the Glenderaterra. These streams divide the circular area into three distinct sections.
Parked at Scales walked up to Scales Tarn over Sharp Edge up the summit of Blencathra gusting winds at the summit, then made my way down Doddick Fell for a variation of the last time I did this I went down Hells fell ridge. on the way down I practiced some relocation on a Harveys map. also looking at flora and fauna.
