11th March 2008

Today's walk: Brant Fell (Wainwright's Outlying Fells p34)


a corner of Bowness-on-Windermere from Brantfell Road


above the road looking down onto Bowness ..


.. and higher up a prospect right up the lake


the start of this walk is also the start of the Dales Way


Brant Fell from Post Knott


Claife Heights and Windermere from Post Knott


AW's trodden-down wall is now repaired with a welcoming stile


Windermere village with Orrest Head beyond from the slopes of Brant Fell


looking towards the head of Windermere from the slopes of Brant Fell


looking over Windermere to Claife Heights from near the top of Brant Fell


Brant Fell summit rocks looking north ..


.. and looking south


the lower reaches of Windermere from Brant Fell


the track through Brantfell Farm now has a large PRIVATE sign


instead walk above the wall and here take the right hand stone stile ..


.. a waymark post soon appears guiding you down to the track


wild daffodils near Brantfell Farm


now back on AW's route


Windermere from Biskey Howe


zooming in towards the head of the lake ..


.. and to the Langdale Pikes


Helm Road now has a footpath through the wood alongside


back in Bowness


one of the jetties at Bowness