Friday 24^th April 2009

Start Point : Askham (NY 513 237)

Distance : 5.1 miles Height Ascended : 200 metres

Route Map 1

Askham Bridge over the River Lowther

St Peter's church Askham

River Lowther at Askham Bridge

The picturesque village of Askham the start of today's walk

Townhead

Looking back down the broad grassy track that leads to the top of Heughscar Hill

Arthur's Pike and the first glimpse of Ullswater

Heughscar Hill provides an excellent view of Ullswater and surrounding fells

Little Mell Fell and Great Mell Fell from the summit of Heughscar Hill and the hazy outline of Blencathra

Dunmallard Hill over Pooley Bridge - AW refers to this fell as Dunmallet in his ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’

Heugh Scar

Hetty admires the view of Arthur's Pike

Start Point : Pooley Bridge (NY 470 245)

Distance : 1.0 mile Height Ascended : 110 metres

Route Map 2

Pooley Bridge and the beginning of the River Eamont at the foot of Ullswater

The path through the gentle wooded slopes of Dunmallard Hill

Hetty wonders if Martha has found any truffles………………………..

…………………….not yet!!

The view north from the summit of Dunmallard Hill………….

……………………….and the view south

Bluebells Dunmallard Hill woods

More trees

Song Thrush collecting snails in the undergrowth

Hetty and Martha cooling off by Pooley Bridge