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.
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Rosthwaite Fell, Glaramara and Thornythwaite Fell - the Borrowdale Fells. Pike o' Stickle is visible on the distant left.
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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.