Wet Sleddale
Last week I had a day to myself so headed off for a short wander beyond Wet Sleddale Reservoir in search of, of course, waterfalls.
I'm not sure it's a walk I'll ever take waterfall-seeking clients on as it's not easy to link up a few good ones but, as always around here, it's still a great place to go.
Wet Sleddale Reservoir, my first target, has a wonderful outflow, pictures of which can look stunning - but not today (meaning I'll be back). I carried on beyond the reservoir alongside Sleddale Beck, or as close as I could get. There's not much walking here so "paths" are on the map but not necessarily on the ground, and making sure you're on the right side of some six-foot fences can be interesting!!
Favourite places of the day included a wonderful stone bridge over a waterfall where the underside of the bridge was covered in stalactites and a wonderful mini gorge further up with beautiful little falls running through it.
It was also interesting to see the after-effects of the power of water where at some point recently (as the fences were not old) the stream had clearly become a torrent and, aided by gathering detritus, had forced its way back into the main path of the torrent, taking the fence as a casualty.
Andy
I'm not sure it's a walk I'll ever take waterfall-seeking clients on as it's not easy to link up a few good ones but, as always around here, it's still a great place to go.
Wet Sleddale Reservoir, my first target, has a wonderful outflow, pictures of which can look stunning - but not today (meaning I'll be back). I carried on beyond the reservoir alongside Sleddale Beck, or as close as I could get. There's not much walking here so "paths" are on the map but not necessarily on the ground, and making sure you're on the right side of some six-foot fences can be interesting!!
Favourite places of the day included a wonderful stone bridge over a waterfall where the underside of the bridge was covered in stalactites and a wonderful mini gorge further up with beautiful little falls running through it.
It was also interesting to see the after-effects of the power of water where at some point recently (as the fences were not old) the stream had clearly become a torrent and, aided by gathering detritus, had forced its way back into the main path of the torrent, taking the fence as a casualty.
Andy
