3rd October 2008

Today's walk: Caw (Wainwright's Outlying Fells p120)


the three gates at the start of the walk ..


.. lead into Park Head Road


Seathwaite from Park Head Road


looking back down Park Head Road from above the gate


the start of the track to Caw Quarry with Park Head Road below


looking back down the quarry track


looking up the Duddon Valley from near the quarry - the nearest fell is Grey Friar


looking down on Seathwaite from near the quarry


looking west from one of the ruined buildings in this deserted quarry


old level in Caw Quarry


looking down on the quarry buildings from the slopes of Caw


looking down on Seathwaite from near the top of Caw


the Duddon estuary from near the top of Caw


Stickle Pike with Black Combe behind from near the top of Caw


panorama of Scafell to Crinkle Crags from near the top of Caw


the very windy summit of Caw looking north to the Coniston fells ..


.. and south to Black Combe


the path northwards from Caw looking to the Coniston fells


one of the handsome rocks hereabouts mentioned by AW, looking to the Scafell group


heading for Pikes with White Pike and White Maiden to its left


Pikes summit looking southeast towards Ingleborough (a pimple on the skyline)


the Coniston fells from Pikes


Caw from Pikes


approaching Green Pikes


zooming in on the Scafells and Great End ..


.. and on Harter Fell


the gate leading to the descent path ..


.. which starts clearly before disappearing in bog ..


.. but becomes clear again as it approaches this gateway


back to the three gates


Seathwaite church, near which is better parking than AW's suggestion of the pub