Allen Crags & Glaramara

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Date of Walk Sunday 4th September 2005.
Start / Finish Time Start:- 11:15am / Finish:- 5:30pm (including stops).
Walk New Dungeon Ghyll--Rossett Gill--Esk Hause--Allen Crags--Glaramara--Seatoller
Distance 10.0 miles (approx).
Ramblers Group  Group "B"    Group Leader:- Graham Pitcher (stood in for Pearl Knight)
Weather Warm, Sunny, Humid, Slight Haze, Windy on Summits,  Fair visibility, 18C (approx). 

 

Walk Notes

After the coach ride to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel we set off on the track towards Rossett Gill, this track was relatively flat and very easy to walk on although it is rather rocky in places. After about 45 minutes of walking we arrived at the bottom of Rossett Gill, the walk leader advised me that this would be rather a steep climb and told me to take my time with it. After a quick stop for a drink I started the ascent.

When we arrived at the top of Rossett Gill, I had a smile like a Cheshire Cat because I took the ascent with no problems at all, this confirmed to me that I am getting much fitter for this sort of walking again. We then had lunch at the bottom of Allen Crags, I found the view quite a reward. At around 2:00pm we ascended Allen Crags (2575ft / 785m) which was very easy and then walked on to Glaramara. I found the walk to Glaramara quite easy although somewhat annoying in a funny sort of way!  When you thought you had arrived at the summit of Glaramara.......you in fact hadn't as there are three other "smaller" summits you encounter, the "main" summit is the last one (if you walk from Allen Crags).  At 3:45pm we arrived at the summit of Glaramara (2569ft / 783m) and then started the descent to Seatoller. The days weather had been hot, sticky and rather humid but as we were finishing he clouds started to move in. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this walk and was really happy with myself as I managed better than I thought!

 

                                       

                                 Looking towards Rossett Gill and Bowfell (2959ft/902m)                                                     View of the Langdale Valley from summit of Rossett Gill

                                       

                                A View of Rossett Pike (1988ft/606m) from Rossett Gill                                                                                 Angle Tarn from Rossett Gill

                                       

                                       Great End (2985ft/910m) from Esk Hause                                                                                 The approach to Allen Crags (2575ft/785m)

                                       

                                       The Summit of Allen Crags (2575ft/785m)                                                                             View of Langdale Pikes from Allen Crags Summit

                                       

                                   Main Summit of Glaramara (2569ft/783m)                                                                                   Derwent Water and Skiddaw from Glaramara

                                                                           

                                     The Village of Seatoller

                   

 

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