Walk : Wansfell (1,597ft
from Nanny Lane, Troutbeck
Date : 30th January 2014
Weather : Freezing cold and overcast @
4°C
Distance : 3 miles round trip
Time
Taken : 1 hour 10 mins to
summit
Which
part of Lakeland is this walk situated
Terrain Overview
Overview
A short walk from Nanny Lane in Troutbeck
along a well defined path.
The actual summit is a bit of a disappointment
– being just a small pile of stones which in truth is difficult to
find. The summit of Wansfell Pike is in my opinion a
more
worthy top to visit
The walk starts near the Mortal Man pub and car parking is at a
premium along the main track through the village.
A path is followed between the houses and the bottom of Nanny Lane
and climbs initially quite steeply
Looking back to the Mortal Man from the track
The track continues to rise steeply
The more height we gained the colder it became, here looking
across the Troutbeck Valley towards
Froswick and Ill Bell
The Wansfell / Wansfell
Pike ridge line
This is looking a the direct route up to Wansfell
We decide to continue along the path – being the less steep option
and it does lead eventually to the summit
Ste on the summit of Wansfell (Baystones)
Looking across to Red Screes from the summit
As we journeyed along the ridge line to Wansfell
Pike you get some great views across Rydal Water towards Langdale
The summit of Wansfell Pike looking
towards Windermere
Ste on the summit of Wansfell Pike
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