Sharon Leedell - 180595

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Date : 16/05/2015

Duration : 3-5 hours

Style : Solo

Type : Hill/Moorland Walking

Weather : Clear - sunny - good visibility

Wind : Moderate Wind

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Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Coldbarrow Fell - High Saddle High Seat

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Description

I started from the car park near the Lodore Hotel landing stage. I walked up High Strutta-Ashness Gill-High Seat-High Tove-Middle Crag-Blea Tarn-Coldbarrow Fell-Lord's How-Dock Tarn-Watendlath-Lodore. Although the weather was fine it has been quite a soggy year so care had to be taken along pathless sections (and some parts of the path!) which were quite boggy (though not as bad as some I have encountered!). Some of the sections, notably along the route I chose from Coldbarrow Fell past Blea Tarn to Lord's How and Dock Tarn were pathless so a map was used to read the area around and find the best route. The ground was covered with tussocks of grassland and heather. I saw a couple of Greylag Geese on Dock Tarn, and Mallard on Blea Tarn, but otherwise I did not notice much in the way of wildlife. Trout fishing in Watendlath is available but by permit only. The woodland path near Lodore can be very slippery so care must be taken here, especially when admiring the beautiful waterfalls in the area!

Area : Central Fells

The Vale of Keswick, provides separation from the Northern Fells whilst to the west runs the long valley of Borrowdale. The parallel eastern boundary is created by Thirlmere and the St Johns in the Vale. Grasmere to Windermere forms the remainder of the eastern boundary. In the west, Stake Pass descends into Great Langdale.

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