Blissfully quiet day, light wind on the tops was very cold, sodden underfoot and very wet and muddy through Bowderdale. Cautley Spout is magnificent and the path up beside it is a joy. Ridge route out to Hazelgill and West Fell is clear and not as muddy as the valley below. Met one person all day!
Date: 2012-02-25
Start: Cross Keys A683 Finish: Cross Keys A683
Distance: 11.0 mls, 17.70 km
Height Gain: 2500 ft, 762.0 m
Start Time: 07:25 End Time: 11:55
Duration: 04:30
Ave Speed: 2.4 mph
Region: Howgill Fells
Route Description: Cross Keys A683, Cautley Spout, Swere Gill, Hazelgill Knott, West Fell, Bowderdale, Bowderdale Head, Cautley Holme Beck, Cross Keys A683
Parking Grid Ref: SD 69842 96937
View Parking space in: OS Map or Google Street View
Walking with: Alone
Long Distance Path:
Walk Name: Little Whernside
Date: 2012-02-16
Distance: 10.6 mls, 17.06 km
Height Gain: 1500 ft, 457.2 m
Walk Name: Wotton-Under-Edge to Old Sodbury
Date: 2012-03-03
Distance: 10.8 mls, 17.38 km
Height Gain: 1300 ft, 396.2 m