Day 6 Patterdale to Bampton (21.5 Km, total ascent 983m)

Day 6 Patterdale to Bampton (21.5 Km, total ascent 983m)

On a lovely clear day we left Patterdale to walk up to the summit of Kidsty Pike.  For most, this is the highest point in the walk at 780 metres, but for us, both Fairfield (873m) and St Sunday Crag (841m) on our walk yesterday were higher.  Still, three peaks in two days is hard work and then there is a 6 Km walk along Haweswater.

View over the river back to Patterdale.

The first climb of the day

Patterdale and yesterdays steep descent from St Sunday Crag.

Panorama Patterdale and St Sunday Crag.

Climbing up from Patterdale.

One of the many broad views.

We reach the picturesque Angle Tarn

Angle Tarn

Panoramic view of Angle Tarn

View down One Farmhouse Valley.

Today we will be walking out of the Lake District.

Hayeswater

View from the col, with Kidsty Pike, the peak on the left, and Haweswater in the valley in the distance.

Kidsty Pike and the town of Shap far in the distance.

View from Kidsty Pike

Haweswater, we walk all the way along the left bank.

The rocky path down past Kidsty Howes.

Elaine clambers down

Once down we look back up to the summit of Kidsty Pike, the pointy bit to the right.

Farm ruins on the banks of Haweswater

We have a rest in the woods.

As usual, watched by sheep

Haweswater in the Mardale Valley.  A lake dammed to create a reservoir for Manchster, resulting in the flooding of the villages of Mardale Green and Measand.  It is 6 km long.

Panorama of Haweswater.

Village of Burnbanks.

At the end of Haweswater, we reach the village of Burnbanks.  Here we head North off the route for a few Kilometres to the village of Bampton.

Here, we not only see a different breed of sheep.

But also see Cows for the first time, a Belted Galloway.

At the end of a good day of walking we are glad to see the village sign.

As we walk past the Mardale Inn, the sign says "Always Open", but currently it is closed.  No meal there tonight.

We finally reach the Bampton Village Store, our B&B.