| From what I can remember the weather was similar last time I went up Silver How... | ||||
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Date: | 9th October 2013 | Ascent (m/ft): | 708m (2323ft) |
| Start Location: | Grasmere | Highest Point: | Silver How (395m/1293ft) | |
| Time Started: | 09:35 | Parking: | Roadside A591 | |
| Duration: | 3 Hours 42 Minutes | Weather: | Mostly Cloudy - Rain | |
| Distance: | 13.2km (8.20 Miles) |
Difficulty: | Moderate | |
| Grasmere - Allan Bank - Silver How (395m/1293ft) - Brigstone Moss - Megs Gill - Spedding Crag - Dow Bank - High Close - Loughrigg Terrace - Lakeshore Path - Grasmere | ||||
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| This is Allan Bank on the way round to Silver How. It was just past here that it started raining. | ||||
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| Here comes the rain... | ||||
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| Brief spell of sunshine and one of the many rainbows seen today. | ||||
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Silver How summit cairn. |
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| Small unnamed tarn near Brigstone Moss... How about... Brigstone Tarn? | ||||
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| Doesn't a bit of sunshine make all the difference! | ||||
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| Simply stunning. | ||||
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| A mini summit with a mighty view. Thats Crinkle Crags and Bowfell on the skyline. | ||||
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| The Langdale Pikes. | ||||
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| Bowfell. | ||||
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| Sunshine and blue skies over the Coniston Fells. | ||||
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| The Vale of Grasmere with Fairfield in the centre. | ||||
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| The view to Windermere with Loughrigg Fell to the left. | ||||
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| Elterwater... or for those who have been here a while, Eltermere. | ||||
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| Helm Crag. | ||||
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| A stunning view of Grasmere from Loughrigg Terrace. Those clouds look a bit dark and they are heading this way... | ||||
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| Heron Pike and the rest of the western side of the Fairfield Horseshoe. | ||||
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| Grasmere. | ||||
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| Here comes the rain. By the time I got to the waters edge it was tipping it down! | ||||
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| Double rainbow. | ||||
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| Last shot over Grasmere to Helm Crag. | ||||