Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
The May Day Bank holiday was forecast to be the one good day in a rather rainy weekend.
We were staying on our boat at Newby Bridge and decided to make the short journey
to the top of "The Struggle" and the car park opposite the Kirkstone Pass Inn.
A challenging walk with an initial 400 feet scramble to get on to St Ravens Edge
The walk starts at the Car park opposite the Kirkstone Pass Inn
At the side of the Inn a small path gives access to the start of the climb
The initial steep pull up to St Ravens Edge follows a gulley that was made
very slippery due to the previous rain
Ste waits at the top of Hart Crag for us to catch up
Looking left towards Red Screes
Once we pass Hart Crag the ground levels off a bit and provides some
wonderful views across to the Helvellyn range
Looking back towards Lake Windermere from the track
With the steep scramble behind us now what follows is a long trudge following
the line of the wall towards the cairn at the top of the hill. This isnt the summit
but a monument
Looking North towards Place Fell and Ullswater
Looking South back towards Windermere and Wansfell
Looking East across the Troutbeck valley to the distinctive summit of Ill Bell
We carry on following the wall line to the summit of Caudale Moor
After a long continual drag following the wall, the track levels off. Its at this point
I cross through a gap in the wall to visit the Atkinson Monument
The Atkinson Monument
The two inscriptions are for Mark Atkinson and his son William who owned and ran
the Kirkstone Inn for many a year
After our small detour we approach the summit cairn on Caudale Moor
After a short stop at the summit, we head West to follow the line of the wall
that leads directly to the next summit ... Hartsop Dodd
Sue prepares for the next phase of the hike.In the background the Scafells and Great
Gable can be clearly seen
The steep drop down to Hartsop Dodd
Looking across to Middle Dodd with the steep slope of Red Screes in the foreground
Looking across to the very distinctive form of Helvellyn
The wooden stake represents the actual summit of Hartsop Dodd
