Day 11 13 miles
Because I walked a short distance yesterday, it meant todays walk was only about 13 miles. I'm glad I did because it would have been a long day. Liz dropped me off at the roadside then I had a short walk to pick up the PW trail, as soon as I reached it there was Dan and Inge just starting also. We'd only walked for about 5 minutes and waterproofs came out, light rain but it carried on for a large part of the day. The PW here follows the River Tees, a pleasant walk until you reach an area called Falcon Clints.
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| Daan and Inge safely through Falcon Clints |
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This is where the path is cluttered with rocks and boulders of all shapes and sizes, caution is a priority, ankles can easily be damaged . Being wet with the rain didn't help, being extra careful it ended up being scrambled in some places. Once we had cleared two sections like this, around the next corner came the days first sight, Cauldron Snout, a waterfall thats just below Cow Green reservoir. Not as large as High Force further down stream, but very powerful.
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| Cauldron Snout |
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| Quick breather before a scramble to top |
The only way round this is to scramble up the rocks to reach a footbridge that takes you across. Again with the rocks being wet, extra care was needed, great fun, I really enjoyed it.
After this it was just a matter of walking off the mileage across the moorland to reach, what I think, is the best view so far on the Pennine Way. No I will change that, probably one of the greatest spectacles in the whole country, High Cup, an old glacier formed valley. I have seen photos and TV programmes of this, they do not do it justice, its impossible to put it across, to describe it you are stuck for words. Also at this time the rain had stopped a short while earlier giving us unbelievable views.
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| High Cup |
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| I could have sat there for ages |
All that was left was to make our way down the inevitable long track down to the evenings destination, this time the small Cumbrian village of Dufton
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