Ard Crags & Knott Rigg

Date                    01/09/2002

Walk done by:     Jed

Weather:             Glorious.  Temp Very warm

Distance             6 miles

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At the start of the walk - Causey Pike towers above 

First glimpse of Ard Crags - check Wainwrights North Western fells - almost identical to his drawing

Same view as above but without the zoom

Ard Crags from Birk Rigg

Causey Pike from Birk Rigg. Note the heather in full bloom

The final climb from Aikin Knott.

Looking back down the ridge to Newlands valley and Catbells

The view to the west from Aikin Knott 

The ridge to the summit

Sail from Ard Crags ridge

Looking back to Causey Pike

Ard Crags summit cairn

Looking back along the ridge. 

From L to R - Wandope, Addacomb Hole, Crag Hill and Sail from Ard Crags summit

Looking west along the ridge

Looking westerly to Knott Rigg

Robinson from the path to Knott Rigg

Hindscarth and the ridge to Robinson in the foreground

Looking down Ard Gill

Knott Rigg

Knott Rigg Summit with (L to R) High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike in the distance

The view to the west from Knott Rigg

The ridge of descent to Keskadale Farm

Ard Crags with Causey Pike peeping above it from the descent ridge above Ill Gill

Ard Crag from Newlands