33 miles, 11,500 feet
This is a really nice little route across the
Lakeland fells. The main problem is arranging transport since you start
from Broughton Mills, probably early in the morning and public
transport isn't too great to get there. You're best off persuading
someone to give you a lift or to support you. That's the crux of the
route really - after that its a pleasant trot over the Dunnerdale fells
as a prelude to Coniston and then the central fells before winding down
with the High Spy-Cat Bells ridge into Keswick. A great day out if you
can sort out the transport!
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| On the way up to Crinkle Crags on a much nicer day |
I elected to leave my car at Broughton Mills and to get the bus back from Keswick, picking up the car the following day. I say the route is pleasant, but the day which I had chosen was not. On a dark morning in October with rain lashing the car windows, it wasn't a pleasant prospect at all. The weather didn't improve until coming off Green gable, which meant several hours of gale force winds, driving rain and an absence of views. I struggled to keep on my feet on Swirl How and was quickly wet. Nevertheless, it made an enjoyable outing (in a perverse sort of a way) and the view over Derwentwater was all that more special as I ran off Maiden Moor.
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| The delights of Dunnerdale |
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