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| From the White Horse Inn, walk back towards Keswick on
the same side, then just past a house, join the path off behind the
house. (photo: Looking across to Scales and The White Horse Inn) |
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| The path rises around Scales Fell and
above Mousthwaite Comb. From above Mousthwaite Comb, the path
levels out as it progresses northwest between Scales Fell and Whitehorse
Bent/Bannerdale, eventually arriving at the outflow from Scales Tarn. (photo: A view down into Mousthwaite Comb) |
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(photo: Heading up the valley to Scales Tarn outflow) |
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| Turn left at the Beck and follow the path uphill to
Scales Tarn. The two main options now are right and over Sharp
Edge, or left and up the side of Scales Fells. (photo: Looking back before going up to Scales Tarn) |
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| From Scales Tarn, follow the path up left onto Scales
Fell. (photo: Path up to Scales Fell ) |
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| At the top, turn right onto the Scales Fell path and along the edge above Scales Tarn. (photo: A frozen Scales Tarn) |
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| Continue up on the path left as it gently rises to the
summit of Blencathra. (photo: Not alone on Blencathra for lunch) |
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| The path now follows the edge of Saddleback
and on to Blease Fell summit. From Blease Fell summit, continue southwest on the path
as it starts to descend Blease Fell. The path splits halfway down,
the left goes straight down the steep Fell, while right provides a more
gentle descent. (I took the gentle options) (photo: Derwent Water and central Fells from Blease Fell) |
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| Take the footpath off right at the Blencathra Centre,
signposted to Keswick, and follow it down to Derwentfolds where it meets
a road going left. Go straight on down to the farm, then left down
the path to Brundholme. (photo: Rays of sunshine behind Walla Crag as seen from Derwentfolds Farm) |
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| The path eventually meets the old Keswick railway
track. Turn right and continue on the track back to Keswick. (photo: River Greta from the railway track) |
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| (photo: Bridge over the River Greta looking sad, on the right, from opposite the Keswick YHA. Destroyed in the January floods.) |  |