Route: Uldale and Longlands Fell
Area: Northern Lake District
Date of walk: 25th April 2014
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 6.6 miles
Weather: weak sun and pale sky, windy on tops
This is one of the most northerly of all the lakeland fells, and can easily be ‘bagged’ from Longlands. I decided on a longer route so as to explore the countryside in the Uldale area. I parked in the pretty village of Uldale and walked as far as Longlands, where I joined the Cumbria Way for the second day running – this time in a completley different part of the lakes
The scenery changed from pleasant rolling farmland to open fellside with a feeling of remoteness and isolation – in fact I didn’t see another soul on the whole walk. The climb to the top of Longlands Fell was easy, and as Wainwright says ‘anybody who cannot manage this short and simple climb is advised to give up the idea of becoming a fellwalker’
I descended alongside Charleton Gill to regain the Cumbria Way, and had an enjoyable ramble across the fields back to Uldale
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I started the walk in the village of Uldale
Leaving Uldale in the direction of Longlands Fell
Stanthwaite
I turned off the quiet lane at Stanthwaite Bridge to follow the footpath to Longlands
Longlands Fell is ahead on the left
Further along the path with Longlands Fell again on the left
Approaching Longlands
Chapelhouse Reservoir
Nearly at the foot of tLonglands Fell
I enter Uldale Commons and join the Cumbria Way
I then take a faint path up the fellside towards the summit ridge
Almost on the ridge now, with the top of Longlands Fell ahead
Summit cairn on Longlands Fell, looking towards Skiddaw and Bassenthwaite Lake
Looking back down the easy ascent route
Overwater
I descend to the path running along the side of Charleton Gill
Back on the Cumbria Way, with Overwater ahead
Just beyond Longlands, the start of the path back through the fields to Uldale
A last look back to Longlands Fell before arriving back in Uldale
Coffee and home made flapjack at the excellent Mae’s Tea Room and Gallery
Back to the start
