Walk : Loughrigg Fell (1,101ft) from
White Moss Car park
Date : 10th March 2014
Weather : Fine and sunny around 11°C
Distance : 3 miles round trip
Time
Taken : 1 hour to summit
Which
part of Lakeland is this walk situated
Terrain Overview
Overview
A walk to demonstrate to somebody
who has never fell walked why fell walking in the Lakes is so good
The walk starts at White Moss Walks
car park just off the A591 heading out of Ambleside. We set off through the
wooded area
The River Rothay with Loughrigg Fell in the background
Crossing the Rothay via the
footbridge
The path continues through the gladed area towards a handgate
Through the hand gate and turn
right to get on the start of Loughrigg Terrace
Within minutes the views open up –
here looking towards Helm Crag
A close up of Helm Crag – The Lion
and the Lamb
Silver How from the Terrace
Walking along the Terrace is an
absolute joy on a day like this
Nab Scar on the other side of the
A591
Continue to the very end of the
Terrace to pick up the start of the main path to the summit
The gradient eases as you approach
the shoulder of the Grasmere cairn
On the upper reaches there is a bit
of mild scrambling
Approaching the summit
Looking back to Grasmere
The summit trig point on Loughrigg Fell
A popular choice today
The Coniston Fells
Looking round to the Langdale Pikes
The summit from Ivy Crag
Windermere from Ivy Crag
Team shot on the summit – we must
have spent the best part of an hour on the summit it was so beautiful
Grasmere from the way back down to
White Moss
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