Participants: Just me.
Where: Blaze Fell, 242m/794', Hump, OS 86, NY 496 433 and Beacon Hill, 286m/938', Hump, OS 90, NY 521 314
I was in Penrith for the MBA AGM at nearby Langwathby and decided to climb these two Humps on the way down. Blaze Fell turned out to be a nice hill reached by a permissive path from it's east side.....
The summit area was access land and was the site of an old quarry.....
Being situated between the Lake District and the Pennines it was an ideal view point for both. This is looking to Blencathra and other northern Lakeland hills.....
and on the way back down I was looking towards the northern Pennines.....
Beacon Hill stands above Penrith, here seen from the ruins of the castle.....
I parked in Beacon Edge which accounted for a lot of the ascent. The hill is heavily wooded so there wasn't a view; it was again the case of the wrong time of year to visit.....
The monument on top was built in 1719 on the spot where beacons have been lit since the time of Henry VIII......
There was also a topograph which seemed to me to be a bit optimistic, given that the foliage obscured all the views!
1 comment:
Never been up either of them before. Looks interesting for a half day on the way back from the Lakes if weather bad on higher hills.
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