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Fremington Edge

Date ... Saturday, 07 June 2008
Distance ... 7.5 miles
Ascent ... 1500 feet
Time ... 4 hours 0 mins
Weather ... 20 ºC, light winds, cloudy with some sunny spells and dry
Summits ... None
Start ... Reeth - honesty box parking on the village green (SE038993)
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº30 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº92 (1:50,000)
Books ... Swaledale Walks by Paul Hannon (ISBN 1870141393)


On the village green in Reeth at the start of the walk

On the village green in Reeth at the start of the walk

Looking back across the hay meadows towards Reeth as we started to climb

Looking back across the hay meadows towards Reeth as we started to climb

Looking up Arkengarthdale from about half way up the climb to Fremington Edge

Looking up Arkengarthdale from about half way up the climb to Fremington Edge

Reeth from the top of the climb onto Fremington Edge

Reeth from the top of the climb onto Fremington Edge

Approaching the small hamlet of Hurst

Approaching the small hamlet of Hurst

As we approached Hurst, the  path was covered on both sides with these flowers which looked like little Yellow Violets?

As we approached Hurst, the  path was covered on both sides with these flowers which looked like little Yellow Violets?

Walking through a lunar looking landscape, of the old mine workings, as we climbed over the moors back towards Fremington Edge

Walking through a lunar looking landscape, of the old mine workings, as we climbed over the moors back towards Fremington Edge

The large cairn at the end of Fremington Edge, looking down into Arkengarthdale

The large cairn at the end of Fremington Edge, looking down into Arkengarthdale

Looking down Arkengarthdale towards Reeth, from the same spot

Looking down Arkengarthdale towards Reeth, from the same spot

Looking up Arkengarthdale as we descended towards Storthwaite Hall

Looking up Arkengarthdale as we descended towards Storthwaite Hall

Slei Gill, near to Storthwaite Hall

Slei Gill, near to Storthwaite Hall

Looking back across the meadows towards Storthwaite Hall

Looking back across the meadows towards Storthwaite Hall

Arkle Beck

Arkle Beck

Arkengarthdale, Fremington Edge is on the top right

Arkengarthdale, Fremington Edge is on the top right

Calver Hill and Arkle Beck

Calver Hill and Arkle Beck

The last section of woods before reaching the meadows near to Reeth

The last section of woods before reaching the meadows near to Reeth