It's the first Bank Holiday of May and with the mainstream summits being a little over crowded today we thought we'd choose a low key walk in remote area of north Lakeland known for its grassy ridges and and eye watering long distant views, today we will be collecting nine summits in Birketts footsteps on the Uldale fells.
This is the second installment that Birkett gave to the Uldale fells the first of which we completed on a wet and windy day back in December last year. Today promises to be much drier which can only add to the experience of walking these remote hill tops. Todays first summit is that of Orthwaite Bank perched above the hamlet of Orthwaite followed by Little and Great Cockup before we descend into the fabulous micro valley of Trusmadoor from which we start the steep ascent on Meal Fell from.
The going gets slightly easier as we ascend Little, then Great Sca Fell's after which it's the turn of Knott. From the summit of Knott we trace easterly over pathless ground and gain Frozen Fell which can feel a million miles from anywhere. Lastly we track a pathless route and gain Burn Tod from where we descend northwards via a series of zigzags and cross Burntod Gill with a clear through view Trusmadoor before following the course of Burntod Gill into the delights of the Dash Valley before returning to Peter House Farm under a warming mid afternoon sun. |