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Route: Stanah, Stanah Gill, Sticks Pass, Raise, White Side, Brown Crag, Fisher Place, Stybeck Farm
From: Stanah
Parking: Small Car Park at Stanah (honesty box)
Start Point: Stanah
Region: Eastern Fells
Route length: 6.7miles (10.8km)
Time taken: 3:46
Average speed: 1.8mph
Ascent: 874m
Descent: 877m
Wainwrights on this walk:
Raise (883m), White Side (863m)
Additional summits: Brown Crag (610m)
Other points of interest: Sticks Pass
One of the first rules of fell walking is generally 'be prepared for anything' and this walk went to prove that. The final walk we had planned during a week-long break, this should have been one of the best but ended up being a bit of a disappointment, as you'll see later. The plan was to follow a linear route from Stanah that crossed the whole Helvellyn range to Seat Sandal and into Grasmere where we were staying. Unfortunately, the weather conspired against us at the crucial moment.
The day started in fine sunshine and I was really looking forward to the walk we had planned. Using two cars, we left one in a layby at the Travellers Rest pub to use as a shuttle for when we finished at the end. The other took us to the starting point, a small car park at a community centre in Stanah, just off the A591. The forecast suggested the possibility of showers so we packed accordingly, all taking a full set of waterproofs, just in case. This would turn out to be a wise move.
The path starts by crossing a ladder stile |
Crossing Stanah Gill |
The path towards Sticks Pass was very steep to start with |
The view along the valley towards the northern fells |
The path became less steep as it climbs |
The clouds start to look a bit ominous |
The rain gathers in the distance.... |
.... and heads in our direction |
What is that falling from the sky? |
The path from Sticks Pass is easy to follow |
Sara gets a fine coating of wind-driven sleet |
The snow subsided briefly as we reached the summit of Raise |
'That way' |
The path leading to the summit of White Side |
The wind was pretty strong on the way to White Side |
A pause for lunch on White Side, still wrapped up against the elements |
Catstye Cam, Helvellyn and Lower Man |
The weather worsens as we reach the ridge up to Lower Man |
The weather on the ridge was very poor |
Catstye Cam and Helvellyn appear from the cloud |
The weather looks a bit more sedate underneath Browncove Crags |
Sara follows the drystone wall towards Fisherplace Gill |
Fisherplace Gill tumbles down the mountainside |
Have you got a GPX file for this route please?
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