This
is the ideal fell to entice any less than enthusiastic walker.
It's small - but
big and isolated enough to be recognisable as a fell in its own right,
it's easy to conquer, and it has some of the best views in the district.
Here are some pictures (click on any picture for a larger version):
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Here are some pictures (click on any picture for a larger version):
| There's
little Rannerdale Knotts in the middle of the picture, protected by all
those huge hills all around. We - that is, Joanna, a family
friend, myself and the dogs - approached from Buttermere, which is in
the distance. Incidentally, it was beautiful weather, with a
breeze to offset the heat - this picture was taken 2 days later... |
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Climbing
out of Buttermere village. High Stile and High Crag are
beyond the lake. |
| Ahead
are some large and intimidating fells - but we're not going that way! |
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The
end of Buttermere comes into view. |
| We're
now on the top ridge of the Knotts, looking up at the valley between
Grasmoor and Whiteless Pike. |
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Grasmoor. |
| The
view south-east from the summit cairn. |
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And
north-west, towards Loweswater. Mellbreak on the left, from
where the first picture above was taken two days later. |
| Descending
this way, to the west, is strictly for enthusiasts - it's steep and
messy underfoot. But, since I last came this way, a path has
been constructed to take out the worst effects of erosion, which has
tamed it somewhat. |
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Coming
down to the end of Crummock Water. |
| Looking
across Crummock towards Mellbreak. |
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