| Date ... | Saturday, 18 April 2009 |
| Distance ... | 13.50 miles |
| Ascent ... | 3660 feet |
| Time ... | 6 hours 55 mins |
| Weather ... | 14.5 ºC, sunny, blue skies, dry and light NE winds |
| Summits ... | Bracken How - 1234' |
| Round how - 1207' | |
| Common Fell - 1811' | |
| Swineside Knott - 1814' | |
| Brown Hills - 1808' | |
| Birkett Fell - 2378' | |
| Hartside - 2481' (aw60)(en110) | |
| Whiteside - 2608' (en98) | |
| Stybarrow Dodd - 2770' (aw21)(en221) | |
| Watsons Dodd - 2584' (aw40) | |
| Little Dodd - 2575' | |
| Calfhow Pike - 2175' | |
| Clough Head - 2381' (aw74)(en40) | |
| Great Dodd - 2807' (aw19)(en85) | |
| Randerside - 2391' | |
| High Brow - 1886' | |
| Low How - 1631' | |
| Start ... | High Row - free roadside parking (NY380219) |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº5 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Pictorial Guide Nº1 - The Eastern Fells by Alfred Wainwright |
View the photo's from this walk as a slideshow ...
The route map of our walk
An early morning start meant I had the pick of the parking spots at High Row
Looking across the valley towards Watermillock Common, my ascent route, as I headed down to Dockray village
Looking back up the valley, Birkett Fell is the one with cloud on it
The Royal Hotel in Dockray village, they were still serving breakfast as I walked past, I could smell the bacon!
Looking back down on Dockray, with Great Mell Fell in the background, as I climbed to the first summit of the day, Bracken How
Looking along the ridge to Common Fell from Bracken How
The head of Ullswater from Bracken How
Looking across Ullswater towards Hallin Fell from the same spot
On Common Fell now, looking back down my ascent route, the Mell Fells and Gowbarrow Fell are in the background
Birkett Fell and Great Dodd (far right) from Watermillock Common
Looking down on Ullswater from Brown Hills
Sheffield Pike (left) to Helvellyn in the background from Brown Hills
Looking across Nick Head towards Helvellyn as I started the climb up to Birkett Fell
Ullswater from Birkett Fell
Stybarrow Dodd from Hartside
Another view of Stybarrow Dodd, from a pool as I headed towards the summit of Whitestones
Helvellyn and Raise from Whitestones, you can just make Great Gable out on the far right of the photo
Great Dodd with Blencathra behind from Stybarrow Dodd summit
Skiddaw from the summit of Watsons Dodd
Thirlmere and western fells from Watsons Dodd
Great Dodd from a pool on Watsons Dodd
Skiddaw (left) and Blencathra from the same pool
Skiddaw from Calfhow Pike
Looking back to Great Dodd from Calfhow Pike
Looking across to Skiddaw from the summit of Clough Head
Looking towards Great Mell Fell as I started the climb back up to Great Dodd
Looking back towards Clough Head
Looking towards Helvellyn from the summit of Great Dodd
Skiddaw from Great Dodd
Heading down from the summit of Great Dodd towards Randerside
The head of Deeepdale from the summit of Randerside, the lump on the horizon is Catstycam
Looking back to Great Dodd from High Brow
Birkett Fell (left) and Hartside (right) from High Brow
Looking towards Low How (my 17th and final summit of the day) with Gowbarrow Fell in the distance