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Brunt Knott

Date ... Saturday, 21 March 2009
Distance ... 5.0 miles
Ascent ... 1245 feet
Time ... 2 hours 45 mins
Weather ... 11ºc, light winds, dry and sunny, but very hazy
Summits ... Brunt Knott - 1400' (Outlying Fell)
Start ... Stavely village (SD469983)
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº7 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Outlying Fells by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711228054)


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The route map of our walk

The route map of our walk

We met up with the rest of the group outside the village hall

We met up with the rest of the group outside the village hall

We passed the war memorial was we headed out of the village

We passed the war memorial was we headed out of the village

The weir across the River Kent at Barley Bridge

The weir across the River Kent at Barley Bridge

Walking along Hall Lane

Walking along Hall Lane

Looking back towards Staveley from further along Hall Lane

Looking back towards Staveley from further along Hall Lane

Looking across the valley towards Reston Scar

Looking across the valley towards Reston Scar

Andy decided this was a prefect photo oppurtunity as Martin held an impromptu exercise class, helped out by Zeta!

Andy decided this was a prefect photo oppurtunity as Martin held an impromptu exercise class, helped out by Zeta!

Another view back across the fields towards Reston Scar

Another view back across the fields towards Reston Scar

Looking back towards Staveley

Looking back towards Staveley

Heading through the farm yard at Brunt Knott farm, with Brunt Knott on the skyline

Heading through the farm yard at Brunt Knott farm, with Brunt Knott on the skyline

Looking back down towards the farm

Looking back down towards the farm

The haze was very bad at times, as this view towards Reston Scar shows

The haze was very bad at times, as this view towards Reston Scar shows

The final pull up onto the summit of Brunt Knott

The final pull up onto the summit of Brunt Knott

Martin and Ray enjoy lunch on the summit

Martin and Ray enjoy lunch on the summit

Tim wasn't quite enjoying the warm spring sunshine as much as everyone else, I'd left his bag of snacks in the car!

Tim wasn't quite enjoying the warm spring sunshine as much as everyone else, I'd left his bag of snacks in the car!

Heading back down to Brunt knott farm

Heading back down to Brunt knott farm

Our final view of Brunt Knott as we walked back over the fields towards Staveley

Our final view of Brunt Knott as we walked back over the fields towards Staveley

A slightly less hazy view of Reston Scar

A slightly less hazy view of Reston Scar

Another view of the weir at Barley Bridge

Another view of the weir at Barley Bridge