| Name of walk | Blawith Knott and Tottlebank Heights |
| Date of walk | 2018-10-06 |
| Distance walked (miles) | 3 |
| Duration of walk | 1 hours 50 minutes |
| Weather | Blue skies and sunshine |
| Peaks on walk | Blawith Knott and Tottlebank Heights |
| Walked with | On own |
| Parking | Roadside spaces. |
Today was a rare blue sky day so I headed for Grizebeck and the A5092, turning off on the road sign-posted to Woodland, between Beanthwaite and Gawthwaite. It is a long, narrow, single track road. There is a parking spot directly opposite the Giant’s Grave, but I parked further up the hill, where there is room for several cars. It gives a great view of the walk ahead. It was a sensible decision, as the other parking spot had been taken. Google earth is always useful to search out parking places, and to familiarise yourself with landmarks.
View of Blawith Knott from my parking spot. You can see the grassy route up. It is a solo walk today as Brendan is in Ireland and Ged is in Madeira. The words 'cats', 'mice' and 'play' spring to mind!
I walk down the hill to the Giant's Grave, the route up is just beside it.
Not easy to miss it!
The girls seem all on edge. I can hear dogs in the distance, and a horn. Now either there are a lot of dog walkers about and a cornet player is having great difficulty centering his G, or a Hound Pack is on a scent trail!
View over to the Duddon and Blackcombe.
Looking back to the road and where I parked my car.
Coniston Hills.
The first cairn with Scafell Pike in the distance.
The Duddon Estuary and the wind farm.
Another of Blackcombe.
The second cairn on Blawith Knott.
Both cairns together, they are very near.
Some hounds on the summit, sniffing for their route.
They take no notice of me, sheep etc. They are totally focused on their task.
Close up of Angus Tarn, my next destination. Named after Sean McMahon's late Bearded Collie.
Beacon Fell.
My route ahead. Tottlebank Heights is on the right. There is a good, grassy path to follow.
Another hound arrives, hears the horn, and heads off in the right direction.
Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man.
I arrive at Angus Tarn and sit on a rock, I am quickly joined by a darter dragonfly.
Angus Tarn.
And again from the route towards Tottlebank Heights.
The cairn can be seen on the top.
The sheep are still peering around corners, wary of stray hounds.
Some really good views to the Coniston Hills today.
The summit cairn on Tottlebank Heights. Coniston Water just peeking out on the right.
A bit of Coniston Water in close up.
Beacon Fell.
A couple more shots of the Duddon Estuary.
Morecambe Bay.
Kirkby Moor wind turbines.
I head down towards the farm. There is no path here, but it is easy enough now that the bracken is dying.
Tottlebank.
This track leads all the way back to the road.
Back on the road looking back at Blawith Knott.
View back as I head up the hill to my car.
Not a cloud in the sky!
The small tarn next to the parking area.
Burney, the next Outlying Fell on my radar. I stopped on the drive back to suss out the route and parking space.
I drove home via Ulverston and the Coast Road. Morecambe Bay.
View to Piel Island and its castle.
An excellent walk! Really easy for navigation and with some great views. The walk was 2.8 miles and took under two hours. I saw no other people. If you walk back a bit from the summit of Tottlebank Heights you should be able to find a better way down to the track than I did.
Jo.
