Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
The weather for today`s walk wasn`t too promising and that turned out to be the case.
In truth, a dreary trudge with very little scenic visibility and in parts a pathless
squelch over boggy grass. However, another Fell ticked off in our quest to capture all
214 Wainwright summits brings the total to 201. The summit should have delivered
some dramatic views of the Scafell group, but not today.
Roughly half way up the Hardknott Pass a clearance area near the site of the
Roman Fort provides parking for about 5 or 6 cars freely. This is the start point
of the walk
A plaque on a nearby boulder placed by the National Trust & English Heritage
gives information about this historical site
From the roadside a grassy trod leads to the old gateway at the
Northern end of the Parade ground
The old Parade ground
From the gateway the grassy track heads off left to start the climb of
the shoulder on Border End
The path skirts the edge of Yew Crags as it leads to the start of
the shoulder on Border End
Higher up the track and a very brief glimpse of Scafell Pike just
before it disappeared in the mist and rain
Approaching the shoulder of Border End
Looking back to the Roman Fort
In truth, the path from this point fades in and out. There are some areas where it
is quite obvious; however the overriding aim is to get to the top of Border End and
there is no right or wrong way to achieve this
The mist descends over the Esk valley
We head for the Col seen here just left of centre. From there the direction of travel
towards Hard Knott summit becomes apparent
Approaching the Col after a fairly steep climb and Hard Knott comes in to view
Hard Knott summit and the way across to it is very boggy
Approaching the summit of Hard Knott
The summit cairn on Hard Knott - needless to say we had the summit
to ourselves today
Three drowned rats on the summit of Hard Knott (plus one behind the camera)
Click here for the most pointless 360 degree view
