Crossing Ipstones summit

After five punishing miles of climbing the Caldon Low branch reaches a summit at Ipstones before commencing a 1 in 61 descent to Winkhill. This summit is at around 1050ft above sea level, which is significantly higher than Shap summit at 914ft. The climb is also much steeper that Shap, being 5 miles at mainly 1 in 45 and 1 in 59 compared with 5 miles at 1 in 75. Here 37 075 has just crossed the summit towards Caldon Low in this view looking through three accommodation bridges up the 1 in 61 from the bridleway crossing west of Blackbrook.