INDY SAYS: A great walk, although Great Gable was very rocky. I got to swim in Innominate Tarn again!
Today we attack Great Gable from Honister.
To make up for the high start, we take in Grey Knotts, Brandreth and Green Gable, and add a tour of the Hay Stacks Peaks on the return leg.
It was a beautiful day.
Lots of pics today, so we skip past Grey Knotts and...
... Brandreth, from where we can already see the Gables
Green Gable ahead with Great Gable behind
Close to the mighty Great Gable
This is what climbing Great Gable looks like
Indy on extended lead in case she needs help
The memorial. One of my good friends has a relative here
Yes, this is the Lake District!
Views from Great Gable are fine in all directions
I have chosen just two. That is Wastwater in the centre
Styhead Tarn and Sprinkling Tarn behind. A little further than they look, we hope to visit them on a future Scafell Pike route from Seathwaite
Our next objective - Hay Stacks
The start of Moses Trod - a good route with an interesting history*
Blackbeck Tarn to left of centre
Come on!
We have a long lunch relaxing in the heather here.
We are on the Southern side of Hay Stacks, taking in the extra peaks (Haystacks SE Top, Innominate Peak...)
After visiting the usual Hay Stacks summits, we reverse direction.
A swim for Indy in Innominate Tarn - where else?
Indy's favourite - Innominate Tarn. They say if your dog looks happy then your dog is happy. Who could argue with this pic?
And a nice swim to cool down
The old tram route back
At the end of a long day...
*Moses Trod: Before the roads and tramways, it was more convenient to transport slate from Dubs to South Cumberland by packhorse directly across the high fells to Wasdale {...} This high-level route, cleverly planned to avoid steep gradients and rough places, can still be traced... Alfred Wainwright, Great Gable 7
Start: Honister
1) "Honister rambler" bus from Keswick to Honister<br>
2) Car parking at Honister, NT or Honister Adventures [NY 22414 13561]
Route
Distance 12.80 km, Time 5.13 h, Total Ascent 1010 m
Wainwright Pictorial Guide: The Western Fells
Route maps from Ordnance Survey are scaled 1:25000 unless otherwise indicated.
Distance, Hike Time and Total Ascent as supplied by OS. Image shows planned route.
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