Cautley Spout
Last week I took a wander up to Cautley Spout in the Howgills, England’s highest above-ground cascading waterfall, falling over 200 metres. The Howgills sit above Sedbergh, a lovely little Cumbrian town that also sits at the western end of the Yorkshire Dales, and a place where I used to stay nearby some 50 years ago, as well as staying here some years later while accompanying a group of Youth Offenders on a week's challenging outdoor activity (including running up the local fell).
But this visit was a little more gentle, a walk of around 6 miles. We walked close to the base of Cautley Spout (see pic below), but the best way to get the true feel of these falls is to carry on and walk up alongside them (main pic taken about half-way up). Having done that we carried on into the hills, reaching the highest point in the Howgills (The Calf, at 676m) before swinging around for a more gentle walk back. A great 4/5 hours.
Andy
But this visit was a little more gentle, a walk of around 6 miles. We walked close to the base of Cautley Spout (see pic below), but the best way to get the true feel of these falls is to carry on and walk up alongside them (main pic taken about half-way up). Having done that we carried on into the hills, reaching the highest point in the Howgills (The Calf, at 676m) before swinging around for a more gentle walk back. A great 4/5 hours.
Andy
