| Date ... | Sunday, 17 August 2008 |
| Distance ... | 5.0 miles |
| Ascent ... | 1730 feet |
| Time ... | 3 hours 10 mins |
| Weather ... | 17ºc, fresh SE winds, sunny and some light showers |
| Summits ... | Ard Crags - 1860' (aw142) |
| Knott Rigg - 1790' (aw150) | |
| Start ... | Rigg Beck, roadside parking in the old quarry (NY229201) |
| Route Map ... | Click here for the route map from this walk |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº4 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Pictorial Guide Nº6 by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 0718140672) |
| If you want to read a more detailed account of this walk please use this link to visit my blog ... | |
Ard Crags and Rigg Beck seen from the start of the walk
Tim was ready for the hills after two weeks in Oxfordshire
Another view of Ard Crags
Causey Pike from the ascent of Ard Crags
Looking across to High Stile and Red Pike from Ard Crags
The Newland's valley seen from the ascent
Looking across to Robinson and Hindscrath
Looking over to Red Pike from the ridge to Knott Rigg
The head of the Newland's valley from Knott Rigg
Ard Crags with Causey Pike behind seen as we started to descend from Knott Rigg
Another view of the Newland's valley from the ridge as we descended
The rain had really started to set in as we reached the car at the end of the walk
I hope that you have enjoyed looking at the photograph's from this walk? If you have any questions or comments regarding them or the walk in general, please either leave a message in my guestbook, or send me an email, and I will get back to you asap. Thanks Gary ...
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