the track to Side House with a 2 year old warning of tree felling - Potter Fell in mist ahead

Side House

looking back to Side House ..

.. and onward up the hill

this 250 yards of track has a small "no public access" sign ..

.. ignoring it I emerged through this gate with no hostile sign for descending walkers

crag at the foot of the 1262' top

Potter Tarn from the slopes of the 1262' top

storm approaching above sunny fields southwards

Brunt Knott summit after the hailstorm looking towards Kentmere lost in mist ..

.. but westwards the Langdale Pikes appear below the cloud ..

.. and so do peaks to the south east

looking east to the 1266' top

the direct route is barred by a new fence crossed by veering south onto the right of way ..

.. which leads to this easy stile towards the 1266' top

Kendal, Scout Scar and a glimpse of the Kent estuary from the 1266' top

looking back at Brunt Knott from the 1266' top

this might be AW's "gap used by sheep" but it is now barred by six strands of barbed wire

this map (perhaps infringing copyright) shows an alternative

a good track develops as you approach the first gate

this one gives (useless) access to the field which is CRoW access land but barred in every other direction

and this welcoming new gate replaces AW's awkward stile at the field corner for Ulgraves

the cairn on Ulgraves looking up Longsleddale

zooming in to the head of Longsleddale

the cairn on Ulgraves looking south towards the Howgill Fells
looking down into Longsleddale from Ulgraves

the Howgill Fells from the slopes of Ulgraves

Gurnal Dubs

looking back at Gurnal Dubs and its boathouse

descending to Potter Tarn

the descent valley from Potter Tarn

near the foot of the descent track

old barn at the farm just before joining the road

I returned to Staveley along the bank of the River Kent

see a description of this walk done 3 years ago