| Date ... | Saturday, 27 June 2009 |
| Distance ... | 6.75 miles |
| Ascent ... | 1900 feet |
| Time ... | 4 hours 30 mins |
| Weather ... | 22ºc, light winds, cloudy with some sunny spells and dry |
| Summits ... | Green Crag - 1602' (aw176) |
| Start ... | Hollins Farm camp site, Boot in Eskdale (NY177009) |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº6 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº89 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Pictorial Guide Nº 4 - The Southern Fells by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711224575) |
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This was the second walk of our four day break in Eskdale, Green Crag was one of the fells that we really wanted to 'tick' off while we were there as it is probably the most difficult of the Wainwrights for us to get to from home for a day walk. It was a lovely walk, but a lot harder than it looked from the valley. Once we'd reached the top of the old peat road on Kepple Crag it was just about pathless to the summit. We picked to go round the right hand side of Crook Crag (as we approached it) as it looked to be easier ground. From the col between Green Crag and Crook Crag there was a reasonable path leading down to Low Birks Tarn which we used as are return path.
The route map from our walk
A view of the camp site through the trees as we headed off down the road towards Doctor Bridge
The lane off the 'main' road leading down to the bridge
Looking across the meadows as we walked down to the bridge, our return route would be down through those crags some how!
Doctor Bridge
Penny Hill Farm
A view of Upper Eskdale, Bow Fell and Crinkle Crags have a bit of cloud on the tops
Looking back across the Eskdale valley to the distant summits of Whin Rigg (left) and Illgill Head (right)
Another view of Upper Eskdale as we climbed higher up the slopes of Kepple Crag
Sheena following the old peat road, similar to the one we followed the previous day as we descended from Boat How
A glorious view of Upper Eskdale, a stunning skyline from Crinkle Crags on the right to Sca Fell on the left
Looking across to Sca Fell from the remains of one of the old peat drying huts
After Kepple Crag the path stopped, so we decided to take the col on the right of Crook Crag
The terrain over the col wasn't too bad just a few boulders to cross
Our first real view of the summit of Green Crag
Sheena making the final pull up onto the summit
Tim taking a well earned rest on the top, it was really humid today
Tim's new drinks bottle came in really handy, he wasn't too sure at first but soon got the hang of it!
Harter Fell from the summit of Green Crag
From the col between Green Crag and Crook Crag we headed down to Low Birks Tarn, just visible in the distance
The only two other people we saw on the fell, heading towards Green Crag
Tim having a stand off with one of the locals!
Sheep on Tarn Crag
Low Birks Tarn
We saw lots of these birds around the tarn, think its a Wheatear?
Looking north across the valley, the white building in the centre of the photo is The Woolpack Inn
Heading down another of the old peat roads towards Low Birks
The River Esk near to Gill Force
St Catherine's Church at Boot
The stepping stones across the river by the church
The Brook House Inn at Boot
Sheena waiting for lunch to be served at the pub!