Great Worm Crag
17 August 2008
A shortish morning walk was planned, with George, and
mostly on grass, to leave open the option of a longer afternoon walk
without him if the weather improved. His stiff legs and sore pads have recovered after Friday's long walk - he just got a short walk around the village yesterday, but a shortish walk this morning still seemed sensible. Another of the interesting minor
summits accessible from the Birker Fell road was selected.
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From the end of the Woodend road, a view to Rough Crag (not to be confused with the Rough Crag just a couple of kilometres away north of Devoke Water), behind which lies Great Worm Crag.
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After a walk along the road almost back to the cattle grid, we find a grassy trod just west of the beck, which leads us first to Rough Crag; Great Worm Crag is on the right of the picture.
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Patches of sunshine light up the fells around Devoke Water
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Behind us is the great pudding basin of Hesk Fell
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George explores the environs of the summit of Rough Crag
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And with his usual confident scrambling is soon at the top.
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From Rough Crag, another look to the Devoke Water fells as they receive another patch of sunshine. The "other" Rough Crag is centre-right; in the middle, Water Crag lurks behind Seat How, to the left of which Devoke Water itself can be seen.
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An ancient tumulus on the way to Great Worm Crag
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From Great Worm Crag, looking across the intervening low ground and tarns into Wasdale, with sunshine on the slopes of Yewbarrow and Lingmell
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The Green Crag ridge, with Harter Fell behind on the right.
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Descending near the wall back to the road, a look down the Duddon valley - and that is rain on the way, making the rest of the walk very wet.
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A squelchy walk, even before the rain, but interesting and quiet.
Total distance 5.1 km with 210 metres of ascent in 1 hour 25 minutes.
Lake District holiday, August 2008
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