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Patterdale to Windermere

Date:
18.04.2009
Duration:
5:00h

A really splendid day in perfect weather - started off early-ish from Patterdale youth hostel, walking along the road past Brotherswater to Hartsop. It was bang in the middle of the lambing season too so I got to see some cute little lambs and their mums along the way :-) From Hartsop it was a plod up the track toward Hayeswater, from where I then ascended up to The Knott. Great views across the Brotherswater valley to the central fells of Fairfield, Dove Crag and Middle Fell etc. Continued along at a speedy pace along the nice high ridge toward High Street. Took a short break as I reached Thornthwaite Crag and then cracked on towards Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke. I was making such good time I was practically down in Troutbeck by lunchtime, having caught the sun a little on my arms. It had been >>>

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Grasmere to Patterdale

Date:
17.04.2009

A nice spring's day which started off sunny from Grasmere, with the view to ascending over Great Rigg, Fairfield and St. Sunday Crag on my way to Patterdale. Unfortunately this didn't quite work out so well because it got so windy after getting out onto Great Rigg that I decided not to go further and headed back down toward Grasmere. After getting back down to the road, I re-planned my day and decided to head up towards Grisedale Tarn via Tongue Gill. Either way I had to get to the Patterdale youth hostel where I was booked to stay overnight, so this was my alternative and more low level route. Quite fortunately, even though it had clouded over a bit by the time I reached the tarn, the wind had died down quite massively since the morning, and I ended up continuing back up and over St. Sunday >>>