Route: Angletarn Pikes
Area: Far Eastern Lake District
Date of walk: 24th October 2018
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 7.0 miles
Ascent: 1,900 feet
Weather: Sunny and quite warm, clouding over a little later on
The weather in the western part of the district was miserable and gloomy this morning, but the excellent Mountain Weather Information Service forecast sunshine in the east, so I made an early start and headed in that direction. As I turned off for Ullswater sure enough the clag and murk disappeared and was replaced by sun and blue skies
I parked in the small car park at the far end of the lovely unspoilt hamlet of Hartsop and headed uphill along a track past some sheep pens. I was following a route which Gilly and I had walked in March 2016, but on that occasion we’d been beset by snow, hail and gale force winds, and so we didn’t see much of the landscape. Today’s clear weather provided a chance to rectify that
After a steady uphill climb I reached a footbridge over Hayeswater Gill, which I crossed, and then continued to a point near the foot of Hayeswater where I heard the loud bellowing of a red deer stag. A little further up I spotted a herd of deer and from this point until the eventual descent the fells echoed to the sound of roaring stags. The Nab, which is nearby, is home to the oldest red deer herd in England – click here (and scroll down) for some close up photos taken on a previous walk up Beda Fell
Beyond Hayeswater I climbed up to reach Satura Crag, a rocky prominence from which there are some superb views. Angle Tarn then came into view, with my objective Angletarn Pikes beyond it. I followed the rocky undulating path past the tarn and its two small islands and then scrambled up to the summit of Angletarn Pikes – the views from here were glorious
I descended to Boredale Hause, enjoying views of Ullswater as I did so, and at the hause turned south to follow the path back to Hartsop to the end of a wonderful walk
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The day before I made a brief visit to Ullswater and decided that I'd revisit the area for my next walk
A benign weather forecast proved to be accurate as I set off from Hartsop, passing by these sheep pens
Looking along Pasture Beck
I pass by this old barn, which looks as though it's been planted, not built
Looking back down the track
I cross the footbridge over Hayeswater Gill
A short detour to Hayeswater
Looking back down the path, with St Sunday Crag in the clouds
Zooming in on a herd of red deer below Rest Dodd
On the ridge line now, I follow the improved path to Satura Crag
The weather today...
...and on my last time here
Satura Crag ahead, with Fairfield and St Sunday Crag beyond
Top of Satura Crag
A small tarn below Satura Crag...
I follow the path beside a ruined dry stone wall...
Bannerdale and Howe Grain to my right
Brock Crags to my left, temptingly close, but I carry on along the ridge
The path passes above Angle Tarn
Dramatic skies above the tarn
Just beyond the tarn I make the short ascent of Angletarn Pikes - this is Brothers Water from the summit
Angle Tarn from Angletarn Pikes
Another summit to the north is a few feet higher than this one, but as the views are the same I don't visit it
A small tarn below the south summit
Start of the descent as I follow the path in the direction of Place Fell
Hart Crag, Fairfield and St Sunday Crag above Deepdale
St Sunday Crag again
Brothers Water
I arrive at Boredale Hause - the path ahead leads to Patterdale, and I fork off left here to head south
Deepdale...
Looking back to Ullswater
More photos of Deepdale from the lovely path to Hartsop...
A wonderfully positioned house on the hill above Hartsop
Deepdale again...
One of several old green iron benches in the Ullswater area
I pass by a couple of old barns
The house on the hill again
A small waterfall at the base of Brock Crags
Looking back along the path
My destination, Hartsop
I follow this track above the village
Rush hour in Hartsop at the end of a wonderful walk
