Lying behind Blencathra and taking its water from here and off the back of Skiddaw the Caldew starts in an open valley at the road head with a couple of decent drops before mellowing out as it descends down to the treeline.







Lying behind Blencathra and taking its water from here and off the back of Skiddaw the Caldew starts in an open valley at the road head with a couple of decent drops before mellowing out as it descends down to the treeline.






