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Tarn Crag

Date ... Sunday, 4 November 2007
Distance ... 9.0 miles
Ascent ... 2790 feet
Time ... 5 hours 45 mins
Summits ... Tarn Crag - 1801' (aw149)
Coledale Head - 2390' (en41)
Blea Rigg - 1776' (aw151)
Silver Howe - 1292' (aw202)
Start ... Broadgate CP, Grasmere (NY338077) -  LDNP pay + display
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº4 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Pictorial Guide Nº 3 - The Central Fells by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 07181400284)


Tarn Crag and Coledale Head, from the Easedale road

Tarn Crag and Coledale Head, from the Easedale road

Helm Crag from the same point

Helm Crag from the same point

The waterfalls on Sourmilk Gill and Tarn Crag, from further along the path

The waterfalls on Sourmilk Gill and Tarn Crag, from further along the path

Easedale Beck near to Stythwaite Steps

Easedale Beck near to Stythwaite Steps

The new footbridge at Stythwaite Steps, some the old stepping stones can still be seen in front

The new footbridge at Stythwaite Steps, some the old stepping stones can still be seen in front

Our first glimpse of Easedale Tarn, with Blea Rigg behind, from the ridge to Tarn Crag

Our first glimpse of Easedale Tarn, with Blea Rigg behind, from the ridge to Tarn Crag

The last final 'steeper' section to reach the summit of Tarn Crag

The last final 'steeper' section to reach the summit of Tarn Crag

Looking across Steel Fell, towards Helvellyn

Looking across Steel Fell, towards Helvellyn

The 'boggy' section between Tarn Crag and Coledale Head (seen on the horizon)

The 'boggy' section between Tarn Crag and Coledale Head (seen on the horizon)

The Langdale Pikes and Stickle Tarn from near to Sergeant Man

The Langdale Pikes and Stickle Tarn from near to Sergeant Man

Another view of the 'Pikes' and tarn from a little further along the path

Another view of the 'Pikes' and tarn from a little further along the path

AW's pool on Blea Rigg, with Sergeant Man in the distance

AW's pool on Blea Rigg, with Sergeant Man in the distance

Looking into a 'gloomy' Langdale valley, from between the summits of Blea Rigg and Silver Howe

Looking into a 'gloomy' Langdale valley, from between the summits of Blea Rigg and Silver Howe

Grasmere and Rydal Water from the summit of Silver Howe

Grasmere and Rydal Water from the summit of Silver Howe