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Blea Rigg

Date ... Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Distance ... 6.75 miles
Ascent ... 1765 feet
Time ... 4 hours 15 mins
Weather ... 8 ºC, fresh W winds, sleet showers (am) dry and sunny (pm)
Summits ... Blea Rigg - 1776' (aw151)
Silver Howe - 1292' (aw202)
Start ... Grasmere - LDNP pay + display car park (NY338077)
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 Nº 3 - The Central Fells by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 07181400284)


Looking across to Loughrigg Fell as I walked out of Grasmere village on 
	the Easedale Road

Looking across to Loughrigg Fell as I walked out of Grasmere village on the Easedale Road

A very wet Easedale seen from the path to Easedale Tarn

A very wet Easedale seen from the path to Easedale Tarn

A closer view of the waterfalls in Sourmilk Gill, which were very 
	impressive after all the recent rain

A closer view of the waterfalls in Sourmilk Gill, which were very impressive after all the recent rain

Looking back down the path, I almost turned round and headed back to the 
	village at this point, it was so miserable

Looking back down the path, I almost turned round and headed back to the village at this point, it was so miserable

I'm glad I didn't as a few minutes later the sleet showers stopped and 
	the sun came out as we approached the tarn

I'm glad I didn't as a few minutes later the sleet showers stopped and the sun came out as we approached the tarn

Looking across to Fairfield and Seat Sandal with a fresh dusting of snow

Looking across to Fairfield and Seat Sandal with a fresh dusting of snow

Easedale Tarn seen from the path climbing up to Blea Rigg

Easedale Tarn seen from the path climbing up to Blea Rigg

A rather wet but happy Tim!

A rather wet but happy Tim!

More sleet/snow showers approaching

More sleet/snow showers approaching

Another view down to the tarn as I reached just about the top of the 
	rather wet and boggy path to Blea Rigg

Another view down to the tarn as I reached just about the top of the rather wet and boggy path to Blea Rigg

A close up of Pavey Ark from Blea Rigg

A close up of Pavey Ark from Blea Rigg

Looking SE towards Silver Howe and Windermere from Blea Rigg

Looking SE towards Silver Howe and Windermere from Blea Rigg

The Coniston fells seen from just SE of Little Castle How

The Coniston fells seen from just SE of Little Castle How

Looking along the Langdale valley from near to Swinescar Pike

Looking along the Langdale valley from near to Swinescar Pike

Zooming in on The Langdale Pikes and Bow Fell from the same spot

Zooming in on The Langdale Pikes and Bow Fell from the same spot

The Helvellyn range and Fairfield form Lang How

The Helvellyn range and Fairfield form Lang How

The Langdale fells from the large tarn near to Lang How (there's not much 
	of the tarn left its nearly all reeds)

The Langdale fells from the large tarn near to Lang How (there's not much of the tarn left its nearly all reeds)

Blea Rigg and the Langdale Pikes from the summit of Silver Howe

Blea Rigg and the Langdale Pikes from the summit of Silver Howe

Looking down onto Grasmere village from Silver Howe

Looking down onto Grasmere village from Silver Howe

Nab Scar and Heron Pike from the descent down from Silver Howe

Nab Scar and Heron Pike from the descent down from Silver Howe

Grasmere and Rydal Water

Grasmere and Rydal Water

Looking towards Helvellyn as I walked back towards Grasmere

Looking towards Helvellyn as I walked back towards Grasmere

The lovely autumnal colours around Grasmere

The lovely autumnal colours around Grasmere

Looking across the valley to Stone Arthur and Great Rigg as I dropped 
	down into Grasmere

Looking across the valley to Stone Arthur and Great Rigg as I dropped down into Grasmere