Walk : The
Date :
25th March 2011
Weather :
Absolutely glorious
Route Details :
Distance :
11 miles
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Overview
A classic circuit, that can be done either clock
or anti-clockwise. The weather for late March was unbelievably barmy.
Magnificent views throughout especially
on top of Fairfield, and one that I’m sure will return to again many times.
Also
a cracking pint or three of Wainwright’s
in The Sportsman’s (Ambleside) after
On the lane down to
from early in the morning,
the weather promised an absolute cracking day, and it didn’t disappoint either
Just on to the approach to
valley. Very soon the
climbing will start in earnest to gain height onto the ridge
The approach to the
Bridge, and the path veers off to the left to start the climb up to Low Pike
Once the initial height is
gained, all becomes apparent, here the wall leads all the way up to the top of
High Pike.
There were parts of the
initial climb when the ground under foot was extremely treacherous, and served
as a reminder
of all the wet weather we
did have just a few days prior to this glorious day
As High Pike levels out
the wall becomes a bit more broken up, but the way up to Dove Crag is
unmistakable. The
horseshoe, starts to take
shape now as you can see the massive bulk of
Looking across over
Scandale and the Far Eastern Fell range
Looking across the valley
to the return leg of the horseshoe, here Heron Pike and Great Rigg. It’s now
scorching
and I’m glad I packed the
extra water
Here from on top of Hart
Crag looking back south towards Windermere, just before turning up towards the
highest
point
Nearly at the top of
From the summit of
After a considerable “pit
stop” to admire the views of both valleys to the north and south of me I
decided it might be
a plan to tackle the
homeward bound leg, after all there was a few pints of Wainwright’s waiting for
me in the
Sportsman’s. Here on the
approach up to Great Rigg
It was a gentle drop down
to Heron Pike, and I really enjoyed the stroll after all the toil, and here
just a brief pause
to admire the view. By
this time the water had run out.
Approaching Heron pike
Through the heat haze, the
shimmering Easedale Tarn
Rydal water
And further on down Rydal
and
Loughrigg and Rydal Water
from the very steep descent of Nab Scar. Just a mile and a half now to the
Sportsman’s !!
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