A stroll on the Uldale Fells and a very wet walk over Lingmoor.

The Uldale Fells "Back O'Skidda" are quite different from the bigger and craggier mountains of the Central and Western Lake District even though one or two tops do just rise above 2000 feet. However if you want to get away from the crowds and enjoy pleasant grassy walking this is the place to be. The best and easiest approach is via a broad track at GR 253336 OS Sheet OL4 where there is very limited parking at the roadside just beyond start of the track. Follow the track around Orthwaite Bank, at first gently uphill, then down to cross Burn Tod Gill. Continue up the unnamed narrowing gill between Burn Tod and White Hause to eventually emerge on to open fellside at narrow path. To the left the path leads to Knott from where walking NNE across a boggy depression brings you to Great Sca Fell. A boot wide grassy path now takes you fairly steeply down to a col then a short ascent is made to reach the hill fort of Meal Fell. Down again to the col called Trusmadoor and a junction with Burn Tod Gill. Finally a still narrow path is followed above a line of small crags then leftwards to the top of Great Cockup. There are narrow paths from there onwards but by just heading westwards one eventually arrives back at the start of this excellent and uncrowded circuit.

Mon July 12th.Binsey and the distant Solway Estuary from the track around Orthwaite Bank.

Mon July 12th. A little further on looking towards Dash Falls with Bakestall on the right

Mon July 12th.Great Calva and Blencathra from close to the top of the unnamed gill.

Mon July 12th.Meal Fell, Great Cockup and Bassenthwaite Lake from the start of the narrow path down from Great Sca Fell.

Mon July 12th. The shelter on the top of Meal Fell. That's Skiddaw top left of the picture

Mon July 12th. On the way down from Great Cockup the fine ridge that leads to Ullock Pike with the hills of the Coledale Horseshoe in the distance.

Sat July 17th.Raining!! Chapel Stile Village from the way to Lingmoor.

Sat July 17th.Raining even harder! Elterwater Common with the road over Red Bank to Grasmere visible.

Sat July 17th.On the way down to Blea Tarn House the rain stopped for a short while for a view of Side Pike and the Langdale Pikes

Sat July 17th.Blea Tarn and Blake Rigg from just above the Blea Tarn Road.

Sat July 17th.And even a clear view into Mickleden with Bowfell on the left and Pike O'stickle to the right.

And finally......Sat July 17th. But it didn't last as you can see from this shot looking back towards the head of Langdale and Bowfell.

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