Sails lies to the southern end of a long 6 kilometer ridge of rough moorland. In 2022 the ridge was extended by 1/2km when the Ordnance Survey resurveyed the height of Little Fell and found it was marginally below the new high point of Sails. To be fair it is a better position for the views south and east so well done them!
Whereas the approaches to the summit from whatever direction are hard work I thoroughly enjoyed walking between them. It is undulating land, never dropping too far and covering some fine places including Gregory Chapel and its fine currick (long cairn), Hugh Seat (named after Hugh de Morville, a knight of Pendragon) and Lady’s Pillar (named for Lady Anne Clifford). A proper history lesson
I prefer the approach from Aisgill Cottages and walking north along the ridge; the views into the remote Pennines are excellent and the descent along The Riggs avoids much of the peat hags lower down. I have also included the route from Outhgill specifically because it includes a better perspective of Mallerstang Edge."
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