After two days of fantastic sunshine the inevitable happened with rain most of the day on the Sunday and some again Monday morning, thankfully it brightened nicely in the afternoon allowing a nice walk from the house up to Holme Fell. I have to say our route up wasn’t conventional and we certainly lost the path around the two tarns to the north of the summit which made for a boggy ascent. However we made it and we were rewarded with great views of Windermere and across to the Langdale Pikes.
| Start – Birch House near Three Shires Inn |
| Route – Stang End – Hodge Close – Holme Fell – Holme Ground – Hodge Close – Stang End |
| Distance – 4 miles Start time – 13.30pm Time taken – 3 hrs Highest Point – Holme Fell 317m |
| Weather – Cloud clearing for a sunny day, quite warm |
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First we had a quick visit to nearby Slater’s Bridge before starting the walk
Slater’s Bridge
Climbing past the Tilberthwaite quarries on the way to Holme Fell, the dip on the horizon is the Kirkstone Pass
The Langdale Pikes as we reach Holme Fell summit
Hodge Close reservoirs below with The Langdales left and Helvellyn with its head in the clouds back right
Holme Fell summit
Great Intake in the foreground with Pike O’Blisco the pointed fell to the left
A view down Windermere
Lingmoor Fell as we near the house at the end of the walk
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