Participants: Neil and Ben
Where: Dent (Long Barrow), 352m/1155', Sub-2k Marilyn, Map 89, NY 041129
It was August so I stayed clear of the main part of the Lakes, the roads are horrendous at the best of times and high summer is not the best of times. But I still had a couple of sub-2k's to climb on the western fringes, avoided by most hill walkers. I left the main road at Cleator Moor, crossed the river and drove to the top of the paved lane on the west side of the hill where there was a car park, not noted on the map- and free! The forest road up the hillside left from there.....
This was clearly a popular dog walking area and we met a few folk and their mutts. The track wound round the hill from west to east and after about a mile we came out of the trees.....
The cairn was a bit underwhelming, this is looking into the main hills with Blake Fell centre left........
The weather didn't seem to know what it wanted to do; it was mostly thick cloud but from time to time blue sky appeared and the sun came out. This is looking to Blake Fell again.....
The west top looked as if it might be higher, it wasn't.....
but a lot of folk must have thought that it was because the cairn there was slightly more substantial (or maybe it was just because it was the better viewpoint.....
2 comments:
You are treading a path few tread or have trod. Well done that man! Climbing hills in the Lakes that get few ascents is a noble challenge.
Climbing hills in the Lakes that get few ascents is a noble challenge.
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