Title: Stickle Pike and Caw
Arrival: 09:30
Set off: 09:45
Location – Meet Point: Broughton Mills Community Hall Car Park SD222905, LA20 6AX
Distance: 7.4 miles
Ascent: 2800 ft – lots of ups and downs even though highest point of the day is only 1750ft
Finish Time: 16:00
Rating: Moderate – on rocky and varied terrain, with stiff ascents at times
Route Description:
A trip to two lowly though deceptively rugged outlying fells full of character in the quiet and wonderful Duddon Valley
Setting off from the car park, we cross the River Lickle, and head up towards Great Stickle passing Green Bank on the way. After a short stiff pull onto the rocky summit of Great Stickle, we then take an undulating traverse past numerous rocky outcrops to the ‘Matterhorn of the Duddon Valley’ – Stickle Pike our first main summit of the day. It’s then a short trod down to the Ulpha-Broughton-Mills road, where we then take a bridleway for a mile or so, and make a beeline for the main summit of the day Caw, over pathless territory. A rugged fell in the middle of the Duddon Valley, it has great views to the north towards the Scafells. A steep descent takes us back down to the bridleway of earlier and we then follow another up and down very rocky ridge that runs parallel to the Great Stickle – Stickle Pike ridge. Traversing the summits of Brown Haw, Ravens Crag and The Knott, we will hopefully have good views towards Morecambe Bay to our south. Its then a short steep decent followed by a pleasant walk on quiet country roads back to the car park. The Blacksmiths Arms is an excellent hidden away pub just a stones throw away from the car park.
Alternative: If weather is poor, we may miss out Caw and instead just do Stickle Pike and the ridge running parallel to it.
Please contact Damian on number removed by 6pm on Saturday if you are coming on this walk
The walk leader reserves the right to modify the route or cancel the walk dependent on conditions