Walk : Rannerdale Knotts from Buttermere
Date : 24th
February 2017
Weather : Dry and cold @ 9°C with light winds
Distance : 3 mile round trip
Time Taken : 1 hour to summit, 3 hours in total
Which
part of Lakeland is this walk situated
Terrain Overview
Overview
Our
first walk of 2017, and approximately 5 weeks after Sue`s
major operation. The week had brought us Storm Doris and
this
day was forecast to be the only decent day sandwiched between the bad weather.
Given it was Sue`s first walk since
the
operation we decided on a gentle, modest height to start back with so that she
could test how well her recovery process
was
progressing. This is a great family walk for all ages, nothing too strenuous
and some cracking views of Buttermere and
Crummock Water at the top. A belting way to start 2017
The
walk starts at the national Trust car park behind the Bridge Hotel at Buttermere. At the time of writing it was £6.50 for
all day
parking (NT Members for free). Here Sue, Ste and Jones ready for the off
Turning
right out of the car park and peeping over a row of cottages Haystacks and High
Crag
Within
ten yards over the road a path branches off down the side of the cottages that
leads off through a gate to the open fellside
Looking
back towards High Crag, High Stile and Comb Beck
Happy
new Walking Bag Ste !!!
Out
on the open fell now and there are a number of paths to chose, the central and
right hand ones head towards the base of
Whiteless Breast and even further on to
Low
bank
The
grass path is easy to follow and swings left towards Low Bank
Looking
back to a close up of Haystacks at the southern end of Buttermere,
flanked by the lofty heights of Pillar and Great Gable
As
the path swings further left the track to Low Bank can be easily seen
Crossing
along Low Bank, Jones seems to want to go the other way for some reason
Over
the first rise and the path all the way to the summit in the distance can be
seen. A very pleasant stroll after the initial climb
Looking
right towards the
Thirdgill
Head Man on the left
Approaching
the first rock tower which calls for a little mild scrambling to get over. Immediately on top, a
path skirts the southern
flank
of the ridge to avoid any further rock
handling
Looking
back towards Buttermere from the path
Haystacks
close up
The
summit of Rannerdale Knotts
– well done Sue !!!!
A
360 degree panoramic view from the summit (apologies for Ste`s
impersonation of Max & Paddy at the start) … https://youtu.be/960A8tWi0LA
The
northern end of Crummock Water and Loweswater in the background
Come
on Jones .. crack a smile you
angry little git !!!!
Team
shot on the summit – looking forward to many more in 2017. After staying on top
for about half an hour it was off to
the Keswickian for tea !!
Followed of course by the mandatory few scoops of the
Loweswater Gold in The Lily in Ambleside. In my opinion, the best bar in
Whilst
imbibing – we had the good fortune of the company of Simon Ross and his wife
Emma who were on a weekend break in the area.
Simon
is a regular DJ on Liverpool`s Radio City 2 http://rossieonline.co.uk/ and is
currently in training for his next White Collar Boxing event.
He
admitted to apologising every time he lamps one of his
opponents – but to date has an unbeaten record so he must be doing something
right.
Good luck in your next bout mate – and it was a real pleasure to share your
company, even if Emma thought that Jones had a cob
on with
her initially !!!!
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