Lat/Long: 54.557339, -02.948789
OS Grid ref: NY 38738 18425
I drove via the M6 and left at Junc 40, Penrith to drive south
along Ullswater to leave my car at the entrance track to the
wonderfully named cottages of Seldom Seen. The morning was fine
with some sun coming through. I crossed the busy a road to head
south along the footpath going through the trees and soon came
to a crashed car which had been lying there for some time. |
Car through the wall |
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It was marked with police tape and at the bottom of a bank after
crashing through the wall. As I approached Glenridding I took a
track heading along the base of Sheffield Pike. It is marked as
private but is a public footpath. It joined Greenside Road, the
main access route up Glenridding Beck and followed the road past
the cottages and the youth hostel and cottages. |
View from Greenside Road |
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I then headed steeply up towards the Sticks Pass path by
following the old miners track that zigzags up the mountainside
to the river and waterfalls. There are many old mine workings
and extensive spoil heaps across the high valley bottom. I
joined the main path which heads west up Sticks Gill towards
Sticks Pass summit. The earlier sun have gone and it was now
overcast and felt quite cold in the westerly wind. However I did
have views good views as the cloud level was fairly high. |
Looking back down Sticks Pass |
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Below the past summit I found some shelter and stopped to have
my sandwiches. At the past summit I saw the first people of the
day but they were heading a different way so didn't get chance
to talk. I took a minor path to the northeast along the side of
Stybarrow Dodd and continued towards White Stones. The path was
mostly very wet with standing water along some lengths. At the
White Stones summit area it is flat with food ground conditions.
There were a few cairns around and the actual summit is not
obvious. |
One of the White Stones summits |
Looking down Glencoyne with Ullswater in the distance.
Sheffield Pike is on the right |
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I reached Glencoyne Head and started my steep descent down to
Nick Head. It is a very impressive viewpoint with a good views
of Glencoyne below. In the distance are Seldom Seen Cottages and
Ullswater beyond. To the right is Sheffield Pike. |
View from Nick Head |
Seldom Seen Cottages |
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On my way down I met a few people coming up and when I reached
Nick Head took a sharp left turn to follow a rough path down
Bleabank Side. This path continued down until it reached the
woodlands area. Near to Seldom Seen Cottages the path becomes a
surface track and an easy walk back to my car |
18 VR 97 |
Seat below Seldom Seen.
(VR) Victoria Regina 1897 - diamond
jubilee (60 years) of Queen Victoria |
