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NT carpark at Rosthwaite, up East side Stonethwaite Beck then
Greenup Gill, Lining Crag, Low White Stones, High Raise, down to Stake Pass,
follow Stake Beck & Langstrath Beck (both on West side), then follow
Stonethwaite Beck (on West side) to Stonethwaite, cross to East side of
Stonethwaite Beck and back to Rosthwaite - leader Richard Bennett - Tuesday
2016.09.20. - walk covers small parts of coast to Coast & Cumbria
Way
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| Herdwick sheep |
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| a glance West across Borrowdale (valley) to Rigghead Quarries in
cleft - we climbed up this the next day 2016.09.21 |
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| bridge across Stonethwaite Beck. Rigghead Quarries also seen
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| note about bridge - rebuilt 80 years after original build |
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| Stonethwaite Beck |
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| Stonethwaite Beck unseen here is to our right |
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| Stonethwaite Beck |
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| Eagle Crag to left of centre - we passed on left on part of the
Coast to Coast walk (leading to Grasmere). The Cumbria Way is to the
right of Eagle Crag |
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| we followed the Grasmere direction nearly up to Greenup Edge |
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| closer to Eagle Crag |
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| Lining Crag at top right of centre. We passed later to the
left of it. Pyramid cones lower down - are they natural features
or man made? |
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| view behind |
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| Lining Crag to right. We climbed up on the left of it. |
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| climbing up on the left side of Lining Crag |
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| at rest on the top of Lining Crag |
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| Lining Crag at top |
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| Brassenthwaite Lake behind |
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| Lower White Stones? |
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| heading to High Raise |
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| Survey beacon on High White Stones (on top near High Raise)
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| Brassenthwaite Lake in background |
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| group picture of full group taken by Richard Bennett using
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| Great Gable to right top? |
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| Blencathra in distance to right top? |
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| down to Stake Pass |
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| domestic Canada Geese? - returning home after Brexit vote?
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| down to Langstrath (valley) |
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| well engineered path stopping erosion down into Langstrath
Valley |
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| bridge over Langstrath Beck - we walked on West side |
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| West of Stonethwaite Beck walking towards Stonethwaite |
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| Stonethwaite |
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| slate clad window boxes |
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| history of Stonethwaite |
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| barn to which history plaque attached |
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| The National Trust information board about Herdwick Sheep |
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| looking back at the start of the walk |
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| bridge again to Rosthwaite |
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