| Date: | 7th Jun 2009 | ||
| Stats: | 11.5 miles, 1900 feet | ||
| Weather: | Overcast to begin, warming gently, windy on tops | ||
| Trig Points: | 2: TP3096 – Fair Snape Fell, TP3692 – Hazelhurst Fell | ||
| Wainwrights: | N/A | ||
| Other Info: | Free roadside parking at Fell Foot for about 6 cars, no toilets | ||
| Summary: | Fell Foot, Saddle End, Saddle Fell, Fair Snape Fell, Fiendsdale Head, Hazelhurst Fell, Holme House, Higher Fair Snape, Fell Foot | ||
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I didn’t want to stray too far from home today – mostly because of poor weather forecast for the Dales and Lakes, so I chose Fair Snape Fell in the Bowland Fells, giving me the opportunity to bag a couple of trig points and do some peat bog trotting.
Roadside parking not far from Chipping
The track that gives me access to the fells
On the way up to Saddle Fell, lovely springy path
Lots of path work and new access gates on Saddle Fell and plenty of signage showing where the open access land extends to
A new fence, replacing a mostly broken one, is also being planted – this has churned the path up somewhat though
Good job it hasn’t rained recently, or this would be a nightmare of mud
Fair Snape Fell has a trig point with a nice new coat of paint and a double sided shelter too
Peat breakers
More boards allow you to cross the badly eroded sections at stiles and gates
Ancient marker stones help navigation across the moor
Green valley on the way to Hazelhurst Fell
The only other people I met all day – a lively bunch at Hazelhurst Fell trig point
Taking the road back down to the valley
Through fields and pastures, back to the car and an encampment of DoE kids taking a break by the car park