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PICTURES AND TRIP REPORTS FROM MY WALKS IN THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT
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A short walk today for Emily, Robert and Myself, partly to make the most of a fine weather window and also we wanted to get home to watch the England game.
Quite a few spaces free on the long layby just north of Grasmere, perhaps the iffy weather or maybe the football had put people off. It had been raining for most of the drive up but was fine and quite warm as we crossed the A591 and made for the minor road leading to the track sign posted for Stone Arthur and Alcock Tarn. This is looking in the other direction past Helm Crag to the sunny high ground around High Raise.
A tarmac drive climbs up along side Greenhead Gill.
After taking the left turn for Stone Arthur we start on the steep stone staircase.
Which eventually eases and the summit of Stone Arthur comes into view.
The view opens up to reveal Grasmere.
The final rocky turret below the summit.
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Looking down from the top. Alcock Tarn is perched on it's little shelf to the left. A tiny slice of Esthwaite Water can be seen beyond it and a larger slice of Coniston Water is beyond Grasmere
Moving the camera to the right brings in the Coniston fells, Pike O' Blisco, Crinkle Crags and the Langdale Pikes in the background. Nearer to hand is the top of Lingmoor Fell and even nearer Silver How, Blea Rigg and a little bit of Easedale Tarn.
And a bit further to the right brings in Helm Crag and a very bright looking Greenburn and Steel Fell with High Raise and Ullscarf above.
Leaving Stone Arthur heading up the gentle climb to Great Rigg..
The view now lengthens to the higher fells in the west. Scafell Pike the highest of them all is just right of centre.
On to Great Rigg, Fairfield doesn't look too far away but we turned around and came down on a parallel path to which we climbed up.
On this side the view is down along Rydal to Windermere.
A look back to the head of the Fairfield Horseshoe.
We cut the corner slightly, bearing right off the path just after Heron Pike and crossing a bit of roughish ground until we met the path to Alcock Tarn..
The weather is closing in over the Coniston Fells but we still had fairly bright skies.
Alcock Tarn.
And Alcock Tarn residents.
I have never returned to the valley by this path which runs from the southern end of the tarn so that's the way we tried today.
Lone tree and Helm Crag.
A final photo of Seat Sandal just before we reach the car. Home in plenty of time for the football and the excitement of penalties.
Previous walk - A night on Birkhouse Moor and a walk around to Glenridding Dodd. - Next walk - A round from Swinside