Starting point: Patterdale School  (NY 396159)  Distance: 3.8 miles  Ascent: 1706'  Date: Friday 25th February 2011

A walk to the summit of Place Fell.  The wind increased in strength as we climbed upwards away from the shelter of the valley.  However, despite gale-force winds on the summit, we were rewarded with some brief glimpses of the sun lighting up the fells.

Route: Starting from Patterdale school, walk across fields to Side Farm.  Walk through the farm and passing through a gate, take the upper fell side track to Boredale Hause.  This path zig-zags up the fell in its upper reaches.  This is the original line of the path, which emerges on to the Hause by a ruined building, the 'Chapel in the Hause' named on 1:25000 OS maps.  A newly- constructed path leads to the summit of Place Fell.  Reverse the line of ascent to return to Patterdale.

First stop on the ascent to Boredale Hause

Cloud over Red Screes with Brothers Water below

Patches of sunlight in Patterdale

Boredale Hause and the ruined chapel

The recently constructed 'soil inversion' path is softened by Mother Nature

Looking south-east from Round How

The summit rocks come into view

The trig point can be seen on the summit outcrop

The view looking towards the High Street ridge on the horizon

Sunlight on Place Fell

Glenridding in shadow

Late afternoon sun

The summit rocks on Place Fell
It looks calm, but it's blowing a gale across the top of the fell!

 

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