Today, did the Keswick/Borrowdale/Honister/Buttermere/Whinlatter/Keswick loop. I wrapped up so much, I was actually too warm at times. And found my old cold-killers inner gloves before going, which worked a treat inside Spada Enforcer gloves.
Borrowdale:
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I think that's called Sergeant's Crag:
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If you walk to the foot of it, then swing around it to the right, the path takes you up towards Angle Tarn and you can go on to Bow Fell from there. I did it the other way around a few years ago, starting at Langdale, and camping down below the tarn.
Heading up towards the Honister Pass:
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And at the cafe car park:
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Slate sculpture:
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One of the things I love about the Lake District is you don't have to walk far above the roads and car parks to get some really stunning views:
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Although I have definitely lost my hill-fitness!
Yeah, I know, I've posted this view before, but it's a favourite of mine
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I had been a bit concerned about the possibility of ice on this loop, but in actual fact the roads were all dry, and very little run-off from the hills. Past Buttermere and you go past Crummock Water:
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There's a great walk I did above here. Starting with Whiteless Pike:
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You carry on up onto, I think, Eel Crag, then turn to cross a broad, high plain, which takes you to the top of Grasmoor:
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From which you get some really spectacular views all the way to Scafell on a good day, with ridge after ridge in between.
Also viewed from hereabouts, Red Pike:
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From the Buttermere side, a bit of a desperate scramble on very loose, steep scree towards the top!
A last shot looking back down the road before heading for the cafe and home:
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