Loughrigg Tarn and Elterwater
24 April 2010
After yesterday's long walk, today a shorter walk
with deliberate long pauses to sit and do nothing, exploring some places
which I've been near but never been to or explored fully.
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The River Brathay just above Skelwith Force
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Skelwith Force, and a lovely spot to stop and read the paper for a while
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Not too much water in the river today
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Impressive rows of chimney pots at Skelwith Bridge
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The delightful Loughrigg Tarn, with the Langdale Pikes beyond.
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Loughrigg Fell from the track past Loughrigg Tarn
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A panoramic view of Loughrigg Tarn - I walked down to the tarn and
stopped and lay in the sunshine for a while.
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The Langdale Pikes keep peeking into view - they do command the eye
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Approaching Elterwater village
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After an ice cream in Elterwater, the walk continues along Great
Langdale Beck - the path has been damaged by floods and the path on the
left is temporary pending repairs to the path nearer the river.
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Elter Water, with the Langdale Pikes (again!)
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A lovely walk - I do tend to focus on the summits and it was great to find some
lovely spots on a lowland walk in pleasant weather.
Total distance 7.1 km spread out over a relaxed 2 hours 40 minutes.
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