Author Topic: TR Greenwell, Castle Carrock and Geltsdale in NE Cumbria Sun 11 Mar 18  (Read 2737 times)

April

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We did a local walk on Sunday, the ten minute bus ride, catching the bus without having to walk 3 miles into town was too appealing! We got the bus to Hayton Lane End and we wanted to visit Castle Carrock, a village we'd wanted to go to for a while.

Beefy on the way to Tootop Woods


The snow melt has left a muddy mess


We also had to fight through the gorse that has overgrown the footpath near the quarry...ouch!

You get allsorts of wildlife in Tootop Woods  :D


The fells from near Greenwell


Greenwell is a lovely little hamlet, I didn't take any photos but we will be back to walk through there again, we always stopped just short of it near the river for our lunch.

Looking back along the bridleway


It was sunny and warm today, a hint that spring is on the way

Beefy chatting to one of the locals


Castle Carrock from the bridleway


There was a bit of snow about here and there.
 
Talkin Fell from near Castle Carrock


Soggy bridleway here due to the snow melt


Castle Carrock was a really nice village with lovely houses, very pretty. We walked toward Geltsdale but stopped for our lunch before we dropped down to the valley

Our lunch stop view


Talkin Fell and the road down to Geltsdale


It was colder here with the easterly wind blowing but the scenery was stunning

The river Gelt at Low Hynam


We crossed the bridge and started ascending the other side of the valley to get to Talkin village

We had to climb over the gate


The snow is very deep here, there are people who live in this valley, we wondered how long they were snowed in during last weeks snow.

Castle Carrock Fell


On the bridleway to Talkin Head Farm


It was a glorious day in the sunshine, it was much warmer on this side of the valley

The river Gelt in Gelt Woods


What a great walk this was but we were tired when we got to the bus stop. Our route was Hayton Lane End - Tootop Woods - Greenwell - Castle Carrock - Jockey Shield - Geltsdale - Talkin Head Farm - Talkin - Middle Gelt Bridge - Low Gelt Bridge - Hayton Lane End. 16.9km with 200m ascent. We will be back to explore the walks around Castle Carrock.
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beefy

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lovely walk this was,
charming little place is CC  :)
and a walk through Gelt Woods is always a pleasure O0
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The trip reports are arriving faster than I can read them.
Great photos, looks like a lovely day.

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Lovely photos April, love the pink snake! :D
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Ridge

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Lovely photos April, love the pink snake! :D


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Last time Beefy got his pink snake out...........................................................

adalard

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Looks like a nice walk, April.  :) 


I think struggling to walk through all that mud can be tiring in itself - there were so similar pics on Plebs recent post. Roll on dry weather!  :)

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Looks a beautiful walk April     :)   

April

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charming little place is CC  :)

It is a pretty village  :)

The trip reports are arriving faster than I can read them.

I've took some time off work using up the rest of my annual leave, I will have more from this week to do. I had a bit of a nightmare yesterday with road closures and buses not turning up, TR to follow  ;D

Lovely photos April, love the pink snake! :D

Pinks snakes are rare in this area apparently  ;)

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Last time Beefy got his pink snake out...........................................................

He dropped it in Tootop Woods, never to be seen again, until the snow melted

I don't think I'm very good at this DE stuff

I think struggling to walk through all that mud can be tiring in itself

It is the boot cleaning afterwards that I hate  :(

Looks a beautiful walk April     :)   

It was lovely, I might go back there this week  :)
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Last time Beefy got his pink snake out...........................................................
A local lass had to have pennicillin  ;D
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Thank you. Great report.
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only just caught up with this...




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Last time Beefy got his pink snake out...........................................................
it turned blue with the cold :D

Ridge im shocked  :o
A local lass had to have pennicillin  ;D
Oi... >:( :tickedoff:
bloomin pleb  >:(
BOG OFF  :D
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April

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Thanks bigbri  O0
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