Starting point: Layby on the A591, north of the Swan Hotel (NY 338085)  Distance: 2.57 miles  Ascent: 1384'

A short climb to the summit of Stone Arthur, but the views more than repay the modest effort involved.

Route: Cross the busy A591 and walk up a quiet road and find a footpath heading uphill alongside Greenhead Gill.  At a gate turn left and walk steeply uphill before contouring the fell under the summit of Stone Arthur.  The path turns north to the rocky summit of Stone Arthur.  A small cairn marks the highest point of the fell.  Return by the same route.

Stone Arthur seen from the A591

Sunlight on Helm Crag

As height is gained, Grasmere comes into view

Below, the Thirlmere aqueduct can be seen
Constructed in the nineteenth century, this gravity fed aqueduct takes fresh water all the way to Manchester

The path contours the fell before the final rise to the summit

The summit rocks seen ahead, with a small cairn visible

Beattie at the summit of Stone Arthur

The summit cairn

Tiny Alcock Tarn, seen to the south...

... and a hazy view of Grasmere below

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Photographs taken with a Fuji MX-2900 Zoom or a Canon EOS 20D
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