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Mickle Fell, a good bank holiday walk.

By Hugh Stewart May 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

That is if it is a non shooting day, as was the case this May day Saturday. Check the next dates on Googling “Warcop Access Times”. Strictly speaking a permit is required from Warcop training Area Office.
From Hilton this makes a shorter day than Walk 24 in my book, but still traverses the atmospheric and interesting Scordale, and bags the two Nuttalls of Mickle and Little Fells. Go up the Scordale track, and up Swindale via the path, turning north just before the gorge of Siss Gill. A quad track takes you half the way to Little Fell summit, which is not marked. On the north edge another quad track leads all the way round the obvious bogs to the summit plateau of Mickle Fell (although the bogs are of some interest, note the cylindrical stream blockers to create upland pools). Retrace your steps till a splitting of the track near the north ridge of Little Fell and follow this to the watershed of Scordale, then down, rough to start but a good track for the last three miles. Violets and alpine scurvy grass line the way, but no shells seen at all. the warnings are just to scare you off. About 1.5 miles walking off paths only, and 12.5 miles total. Lovely, and quiet.

On Little Fell, Roman Fell beyond.
Towards Mickle Fell.
The summit cairn.
Alpine Scurvy Grass.
The rough upper Scordale.
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Hillwalks from the Settle to Carlisle Railway Stations

24 walks into the hills surrounding the historic and iconic Settle to Carlisle railway, based on the stations between Settle and Appleby. The area has some of the finest walking of the north Pennines: the Craven district around Settle; the Three Peaks area; Dentdale, and Mallerstang and the upper Eden valley.

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Mountain Biking Adventures: Multi-day Routes in Northern Britain

Over the last two decades, mountain biking has developed enormously as a “sport”. We greatly admire the technical and athletic capabilities of modern day mountain bikers and recognise that many excellent guides have been written and custom-built trails set up. In this guide we try to reopen a sense of adventure and wilderness to mountain biking, providing multi-day routes with a remoteness, continuity and “arc” missing from many modern guides with their focus on day and half day outings.

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Settle to Carlisle – Hill Walk with Return by Classic Train Route

With over 22,000 ft of ascent in 105 miles set out over 8 days, this walk sets out from Settle, taking in the classic summits of the North Yorkshire Dales, Howgills, Eastern and Northern Lakeland Fells, to arrive at Carlisle. The return journey to Settle by one of the classic train journeys. Illustrated with photographs and route maps.

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