Route: Hartsop Dodd and Caudale Moor
Area: Far Eastern Lake District
Date of walk: 31st July 2014
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 6.8 miles
Weather: Bright at start and finish, overcast with light drizzle on tops
The mountain weather forecast was rather gloomy but suggested that the eastern fells would be the best bet, so I headed east for the second day in succession and parked at Cow Bridge, a good springboard for many of the fells in this area
I walked through the attractive and very well preserved village of Hartsop and started the stiff climb up the flanks of Hartsop Dodd. There were lovely retrospective views of Brothers Water and Ullswater as I stopped for much needed rests from time to time
The way to Caudale Moor was a simple affair, I just followed the dry stone wall gently uphill taking a short diversion to visit the highest point known as Stony Cove Pike. After walking above Caudale Head, I descended the north west ridge, with wonderful views of Patterdale ahead of me all the way
Having made it back down, I crossed over the valley and completed the circuit by walking along the shore of Brothers Water – a great end to a great walk
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The start of the walk from Cow Bridge - Hartsop Dodd is to the right
Hartsop Dodd from Hartsop
The path follows the wall up to the ridge line, then turns left to the summit
Looking back over Hartsop and Patterdale from the climb up to the ridge
Looking back along the ridge to Brothers Water and Ullswater
Summit cairn on Hartsop Dodd looking ahead to Caudale Moor
Ullswater
I follow the wall all the way up to Caudale Moor
Stony Cove Pike, the highest point of Caudale Moor, looking across to Froswick (the pointed fell), Ill Bell and Yoke
Windermere below the cloud line
A brief period of mist as I cross the moor on the way to my descent route via the north west ridge
The start of the descent, looking over Brothers Water and Ullswater
Caudale Quarry
Dovedale
Caudale Beck
Crossing the valley before I turn right to walk back along the shore of Brothers Water
Hartsop Hall
Walking towards Brothers Water
A heron looking for lunch at the head of Brothers Water
Looking back to my way down from Caudale Moor middle of picture
Walking along the west shore of Brothers Water
Looking back to Hartsop Dodd and Caudale Moor beyond
Goldrill Beck, looking across to Angletarn Pikes and Brock Crag
Back to the start, and a fond farewell to Hartsop Dodd and Caudale Moor
