Thursday 12^th March 2009

Start Point 1 : Truss Gap (NY 515 133)

Distance : 6.3 miles Height Ascended : 450 metres

Route Map 1

Swindale Beck at Truss Gap

Looking towards Swindale Head

Swindale Head Farm

Crossing the footbridge at Dodd Bottom and looking up towards Selside on the right

Hewe, Hewe, Barney McGrewe…………………………………..

The delightfully named Hobgrumble Gill

The drumlins at Swindale Head

As height is gained the view down Swindale Head becomes more impressive

Looking north from the top of Nabs Crags

The grassy summit of Nabs Moor - Selside to the right

Overlooking the cairn above Nabs Moor to the indefinite summit of Howes

The many tops of Swindale Common from Howes

Mosedale Cottage and some of the old quarry workings at the head of Mosedale

Mosedale Cottage

‘………….desolation profound’ (AW)

Forces Falls

Forces Falls

Violet takes a breather by the falls

Wainwright describes the environs of Swindale waterfalls as extremely fine (up to Lodore standard).

It's remoteness has ensured it has remained unspoilt

Simon Stone

Mosedale Beck eventually becomes Swindale Beck - here it winds it's way through the drumlins at Swindale Head

Looking back to Forces Falls

A sunlit Swindale Head

Swindale

Start Point 2 : Scarside (NY 536 182)

Distance : 3.3 miles Height Ascended : 130 metres

Route Map 2

Spring has sprung

The old lime kiln on Knipescar Common

Looking northwest along Knipescar Common to the limestone outcrop of Knipe Scar

A glimpse of Haweswater below the distant High Street ridge

Limestone pavement

The stone circle marked on the OS map - I've seen better

Knipe Scar

Looking to the summit of Knipe Scar from the access lane above Scarside