26th May 2008

Today's walk: Muncaster Fell (Wainwright's Outlying Fells p186)


Ravenglass railway stations


the Roman bath house


tarn on AW's route from Ravenglass to Muncaster Castle


a permitted path now allows exit through the castle grounds


Muncaster Tarn beside the path onto the fell


approaching Hooker Crag, the summit of Muncaster Fell


the summit of Muncaster Fell looking east


looking over fields to Sellafield from the summit


looking east along the ridge from the summit


zooming in on Whin Rigg - the darker fell beyond is Yewbarrow


zooming in up Eskdale to Harter Fell


looking south across the bog ..


.. and west back to the summit


Ross's Camp with Black Combe beyond


Harter Fell and Eskdale from Ross's Camp


Miterdale and Scafell from Muncaster Fell


the boggiest bit of the ridge looking east


gateway onto the eastern part of the ridge


Scafell from the eastern end of the ridge


looking down Eskdale to the sea


the final descent ..


.. leading to this gate (replacing AW's stile)


Harter Fell and Green Crag from the path below the gate


the monument and the lane used by AW are blocked by a PRIVATE gate


the only option is to continue UP the bridleway and join the outward route


Muncaster Church from the right of way through the castle grounds


this is as much as can be seen of Muncaster Castle from the public path


looking east over Muncaster Fell to Scafell from the path back


the Roman bath house


Ravenglass estuary