Start point: Rosthwaite village hall (NY 258 149)
Rosthwaite – Dock Tarn – Great Crag – Grange Fell (Brund Fell) – King’s How – Grange – Castle Crag – Rosthwaite
Distance: 7.5 miles Total Ascent: 780 metres Time Taken: 4 hours
Weather: Drizzle turning to sunshine. 10oC.
Today was certainly a day of two halves for this walk around Wainwright’s ‘loveliest square mile in Lakeland’ – dull and drizzling when we set off eventually ending up as sunshine and blue skies for a lovely Spring day ending.
Setting off in the drizzle alongside Stonethwaite Beck.
Following the Cumbria Way past Stonethwaite with Eagle Crag and Rosthwaite Fell ahead.
Eagle Crag and Sergeants Crag from the steep climb to Great Crag through the woods.
Cascades on Willygrass Gill.
Dock Tarn.
Borrowdale from Great Crag.
Castle Crag across Borrowdale.
A close-up version.
Heading for Grange Fell - Brund Fell, the summit, is to the right and King's How is to the left.
Watendlath and Watendlath Tarn, High Tove beyond.
High Seat beyond Joppelty How from Brund Fell.
Borrowdale from Brund Fell.
Heading for King's How.
Rosthwaite Fell, Glaramara and Thornythwaite Fell - the Borrowdale Fells. Pike o' Stickle is visible on the distant left.
Derwent Water from King's How with Skiddaw covered in cloud - not for long though as there was a big change in the weather for the final part of the walk.
Angus on King's How. This is his birthday treat, he is 11 on the 9th March - Happy Birthday Angus!
Looks like Casper has been rolling around in the grass.
Looking across to the crags on the eastern face of High Spy.
Heading into Grange with the sun shining now.
The River Derwent.
It's all sparkly sunshine on the way to Castle Crag.
Castle Crag from the south.
The spoil heap on the way to Castle Crag summit; Angus has found the path.
Skiddaw and Derwent Water from Castle Crag.
The summit of Castle Crag.
Looking across to King's How.
Blencathra.
Helvellyn Lower Man and Helvellyn - looks like there are a couple of people on the top of Helvellyn!
The Jaws of Borrowdale - it's a different day now.
Again, with more sky.
...and even more sky!
Looking back to Castle Crag.