24th September 2008

Today's walk: Stickle Pike (Wainwright's Outlying Fells p126)


the start and finish of the walk in Broughton Mills


the bridge over the River Lickle with the starting lane straight ahead


the very pleasant green lane around the fell side


looking back down the lane


Hovel Knott appears ahead


the Duddon estuary from Great Stickle


the trig point on Great Stickle looking north to Caw with the Coniston fells behind


Stickle Pike from Great Stickle


Black Combe from Great Stickle


360 degree panorama from Great Stickle - click on the image for a larger version


Stickle Pike from one of the tarns on Tarn Hill


Tarn Hill summit looking to Black Combe


Buckbarrow and Whit Fell from Tarn Hill


Stickle Pike looking north from the south top where the cairn has been demolished


zooming in on the summit cairn from the south top


360 degree panorama from Stickle Pike south top - click on the image for a larger version


zoomed in panorama northwards


the upper Duddon valley from Stickle Pike


descending from Stickle Pike with Stainton Ground Quarries ahead and Caw behind


one of the levels in the quarry, now gated


looking north along the rough return ridge


Caw from the ridge


Stickle Pike from the ridge


the ridge southwards with the Duddon estuary in the distance


the path below Raven's Crag heading for the Knott


cairn on The Knott looking to Raven's Crag and Caw


the steep descent from The Knott


zooming in on haymaking in the fields eastwards


a final view of Stickle Pike