Arnison Crag, Birks & St Sunday Crag

Monday 2nd January 2017

Walking Diary (All Walks) Lakeland Wainwrights Eastern

One of those crisp clear & sunny days in the lakes - Cold but very still. A few inches of snow and it would have been perfect.

Our walk today in the Eastern Fells, started at Bridgend in Deepdale, just past Patterdale. We climbed Arnison Crag (Wainwrights first ever fell I believe), before Birks and then St Sunday Crag. We didn't go on to Fairfield but turned left at Deepdale Hause and headed back down the very icy path - into the valley (as the Skids would say) and back to the car.

A lovely day out - with a pint in Patterdale to finish the day off properly.

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Distance: 9.3 miles
Duration: 5:30 hours
Ascent: 2783 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Accompanied By: Ste & Robert
Weather: Dry, Cold & Sunny

Wainwrights Visited

Arnison Crag Birks St Sunday Crag

3D outline of route

Parking

The Winter Sun on the 2nd January making Ullswater look like the height of summer. Lovely crisp blue skies as we climb up towards Arnison Crag

Birkhouse Moor

The boys couldn't contain their excitement - Sheffield Pike and Glenridding Dodd in the background.

Hartsop above How in the foreground, Hartsop Dodd on the left with High Hartsop Dodd just peeking over.

Birks summit

Looking back towards Ullswater on the way to the summit of St Sunday Crag.

The steady path up to the top of St Sunday Crag - The enjoyment was plain to see !

From L-R, Dollywaggon, Nethermost, Helvellyn & Striding Edge - taken from St Sunday Crag summit

And the other side - looking at Fairfield

Easy does it - so icy on these rocks as we descend down into Deepdale from Deepdale Hause