Starting point: Braithwaite village  (NY 232237)  Distance: 3.26 miles  Ascent: 1413'

A walk that circumvents Barrow Gill.  According to Wainwright, the ravine of Barrow Gill is deeper than Piers Gill on Lingmell!  The ascent is by the northeast ridge of Barrow and the return is made crossing Stile End and descending the west bank of the gill.

Route: From Braithwaite village the footpath passes through Braithwaite Lodge on to open fell.  Climb the ridge to the bare summit of Barrow.  Descend to Barrow Door before finding a thin path on to Stile End.  From here descend by the ridge alongside Barrow Gill back to the starting point.

Barrow seen from Braithwaite at the beginning of the walk

Looking back to Braithwaite from the start of the ridge

Grisedale Pike under cloud

Brief glimpses of sunlight on the fellside ...

... and also on Great Mell Fell

But the Dodds are in cloud

Beattie on the summit of Barrow

Scar Crags and Sail are cloud covered

Outerside

Keswick with Swinside in the foreground

The knobbly top of Causey Pike

Barrow from the path up on to Stile End

The ravine of Barrow Gill

And a close up view

Looking back to Causey Pike and the descent route from Stile End

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Comment from Gary
Lovely photos, Derek.  Looked an interesting route climbing up from Braithwaite. We've only done Barrow once, which was when we did Causey Pike last year. We 'ticked' it off on the way past, must go back sometime and explore it a bit more I think.
Gary ...
Thanks, Gary.  I must do the Coledale Round again soon.  It's such a great day out and Beattie hasn't climbed any of those fells yet! derek

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