Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
After a long dark and extremely tough winter lockdown due to the Convid Plandemic
restrictions, a very welcome escape to Lakeland in one of the more remote regions
near Ennerdale Bridge. Lank Rigg via the valley floor of the River Calder is a delightful
small walk that climbs gently to its summit from the head of the valley at Whoap
and provides some truly excellent views from the top.
From the A66 West bound follow the signs for Buttermere and then Ennerdale.
The minor road journeys through Kirkland and Ennerdale Bridge and at a sharp
right hand bend a signposted track leads onto the valley of the River Calder.
There are several car park spaces along the side of the minor road
The start of the sign posted track
After a very short distance the track reaches the highest point and immediately the
days objective of the walk comes into view
The track is very well defined and difficult to stray from as it heads towards
Grike and Whoap at the head of the valley
The River Calder snakes its way along the valley floor below the broad
Northern flank of Lank Rigg
The track continues unerringly along the valley floor towards Whoap
Approaching the unfortunately named "Stinking Gill" ...it doesn`t actually, and after
the prolonged dry spell of recent weeks is very easily crossed
The path cutting diagonally across the Western face of Whoap is the target.
This route provides the least steep way to the summit
Looking back along the valley
This shot is taken almost at the top of the diagonal path. Be prepared to take
an obvious right turn at roughly its highest point
After the right turn it`s just a simple matter of following the clear track to the summit
Looking back from the climb and Great Borne and Starling Dodd can be
seen peeping over the top of Whoap
The summit trig comes into view after a moderately short but steep climb
Got there ... Me and Spud on the summit Trig Point
Click here for a 360 degree view
Team shot on the summit of Lank Rigg
Great Bourne over the summit of Whoap
Looking East to the summits of Pillar, Steeple, Scoat Fell and Haycock
The North Western Fells from the summit
Spud decides to look for the hidden money placed under the pile of stones
that`s next to the Trig Point
An extract from Wainwright`s chapter on Lank Rigg in Book 7
"Buried Treasure"
This was all we found - looks like someone may have had AW`s Fish and Chips supper!!
Nothing to do with Fell Walking but an issue that is dear to my heart.
On the 15th of April I feel it only right and proper to remember those
innocent people who went to a football match and never came home due
to the total incompetance of one man and the corrupt cover up at the
highest level of Government in this Country.
We have had the truth bit, but we`ve not had the justice bit yet
JUSTICE FOR THE 97 NOW !!!
