16th October 2009

today's walk: Great Knoutberry Hill


Rowland embarks on a cycle ride from Langwathby ..


.. while I catch the train ..


.. to Dent Station


Great Coum and Dentdale from the lane above the station


zooming in on Wild Boar Fell from the lane


the bridleway below Great Knoutberry Hill with Whernside ahead


Dentdale and Aye Gill Pike from the path to the top of Great Knoutberry Hill


Ingleborough from a group of cairns part way up the path


Great Knoutberry Hill summit with Yorkshire over the second stile


Pen-y-ghent from the summit


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


rough going to Widdale Great Tarn


looking north to Mallerstang from Widdale Great Tarn


boggy going round the shore of the tarn


Garsdale and Baugh Fell from the slopes on the way down


the fault line between bog and limestone


this is where I joined the lane and it is actually access land beyond this gate


Garsdale and the edge of the Howgill fells from the lane


Great Coum and Dentdale from the lane


Whernside from the lane


back at Dent Station ..


.. where this map confirms that I descended entirely on access land


the train back to Langwathby arriving at Dent