Distance - 10.8 Miles
Geocaches - 2
Wainwrights - Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, The Knott, High Street, Rest Dodd, Brock Crags and Angletarn Pikes
Walk Inspiration - Trail Magazine July 2008
When you are trying to knock off the 214 Wainwrights but only manage to get up to the Lakes once a year, it makes sense to find a route that knocks off several in one go.
In this case 7.
After a protracted period of organisation, three middle aged men get pass outs signed, accommodation booked and head up the M6 listening to Radio 6. One of the number has texted Shaun Keaveny and we have our adventure read out as a Middle Aged Shout Out.
The indie kids of Great Britain know about our plans for a weekend of Real Ale and Rambling.
Fortune is on our side, as we squeeze into the last parking space at Cow Bridge.
Seeing Pink Sheep may indicate that we have already started on the Real Ale.
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| Normally, its Pink Elephants |
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| Off and Running from Cow Bridge |
The climbing starts on an old mine track that leads directly to Hayeswater. Its a case of working out how to get to the first of today's Fells, Grey Crag. I try and find the described feint path whilst the other two explorers head straight up the side.
They wait for me to catch up by having the first of several "pre-lunches".
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| Mine Track - and the only time I was in front |
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| Hayeswater |
At 698 metres, we have gained the majority of the height for today. We can complete the walk with limited further exertion and admire the superb views.
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| Beacon at Thornthwaite Crag - Scene of more snackage |
High Street is a broad track that leads to the impressively named Straits of Riggindale and the Knott and Rest Dodd. My highlight of the day is Angle Tarn - a wonderful isolated lake that has a number of other visitors admiring the view and one person swimming in it.
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| Angle Tarn |
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| Place Fell - My First Wainwright but not climbed today |
Boredale Hause marks the end of the walk and a long slow drop back to the car park.
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| Views of Paterdale |
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| The Path back to the Car Park |
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| Back down on Terra Firma |
Accommodation for the night is the Ambleside YHA. Is there a better placed YHA in the Country? A couple of pints on their patio on the shore of Lake Windermere would suggest not.
And it's only a short walk to the fleshpots of Ambleside town, where we are entertained by an ever so slightly racist Reverend with an accordion in the Unicorn.
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