Start Point: Start point and car parking are at the layby next to Brumston Bridge, about half a mile south-east of the hamlet of Wythop Mill (grid reference NY 185 293). Meet at 10.00 am.
Description: Ling
Fell and Sale Fell are two lesser-ascended hills in the quiet northern area of
the Lake District. Despite their modest height both hills offer interesting and
rewarding views. From Ling Fell, Scotland’s coastline is clearly visible on a
good day, as are the new off-shore wind farms to the west. From Sale Fell, the
views back to Ling Fell are excellent and from the summit views of Skiddaw,
Bassenthwaite Lake and Keswick are superb.
This walk
follows easy hill terraces, tracks, some open hill paths and a short section of
walking along a minor road. It is a “figure of eight” shaped route.
Route: From Brumston Bridge, we will
walk along a minor road to the base of Ling Fell. At Ling Fell, we follow an
easy-angled terrace path to the west and then walk back on ourselves, gradually
gaining height, before a short pull up to the summit (373m) and the trig point.
From the summit the descent is to the east until and when we meet the track we
follow this around the minor road and walk back to the cars.
From the
cars, we then walk up the farm road to the junction with the path and walk
along the easy-angled terrace to the start of the grassy ridge on the west side
of Sale Fell. We follow this ridge past Dodd Crag and soon arrive at the top of
Sale Fell (359m). From the summit we will visit the lesser tops of Rivings
(335m) and Lothwaite (345m) before descending and following a pleasant track
back to the
Distance: Approx. 9 km (5.5 miles)
Time: Approx. 4 - 5 hours
Leader: Wayne
Please
let Wayne know in advance by 6.00 pm on Saturday (5th Sept) if you
are coming on this walk (text 07753 121168)
If the
conditions are bad I reserve the right to modify the route or cancel the walk.
If insufficient interest is shown in the walk it may be cancelled.
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