Distance to Braithwaite: 11 miles.
Max. elevation: Coledale Hause, 1997 feet.
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The Bridge Hotel, Buttermere
Track to Buttermere Dubs
Scale Bridge over Buttermere Dubs
Mellbreak from the Scales track
Footbridge over Far Ruddy Beck
Crummock Water’s southern shore from Scales
Scale Knott and Mellbreak from Scales
Scale Island, Crummock Water
Approaching the footbridge over Scale Beck
Approaching Ling Crags and Crummock Water’s western shore
Low Ling Crag jutting into Crummock Water
Looking north along Crummock Water from Low Ling Crag
Track along Crummock Water’s western shore
Looking back with Fleetwith Pike at the back
Whiteside and Grasmoor above the Iron Stone
Belted Galloways at the northern shore
Whiteside and Grasmoor on the approach to Peel
Looking back to Rannerdale Knotts over Crummock Water
Whiteside and Grasmoor above Lanthwaite and High Wood
Approaching the dam at Crummock Water’s foot
Whiteside above Lanthwaite Wood and the Pump House
Crummock Water Pump House
Footbridge and weir at Crummock Water’s foot
Track through Lanthwaite Wood
Track to Lanthwaite Green Farm
Whiteside, Whin Ben and Gasgale Gill from Lanthwaite Green
Footbridge over Liza Beck
Looking back to Mellbreak over Lanthwaite Green
Entering Gasgale Gill via the high-level route
Looking back to Mellbreak from Lower Gasgale Gill
Gasgale Crags on entering Mid Gasgale Gill
Landslip in Gasgale Gill
Approaching Upper Gasgale Gill
Cascades in Upper Gasgale Gill
Main waterfall at the head of Gasgale Gill
Walkers crossing Coledale Hause
(Highest point on Day 4)
Eel Crag and the start of the descent
View to Sand Hill, Hobcarton Head and Grisedale Pike
Looking back to Gasgale Crags, Hopegill Head and Coledale Hause
Path descending into Coledale
Force Crag Mine (disused) from the mine road
View across to Force Crag
Force Crag Mine and filtration ponds below Grisedale Pike
Walking along the valley on the mine road
The Vale of Keswick from the mine road
Looking down to Braithwaite
Low Bridge over Coledale Beck, Braithwaite