Start point: Birker Fell road (SD 171 977)
Birker Fell Road – Rough Crag (Birker Moor) (OF) – Water Crag (OF) – Seat How (Birker Moor) (OF) – Birker Fell Road
Distance: 2.8 miles Total Ascent: 190 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 15 minutes
Weather: Overcast with some sunny spells. 17ºC.
The weather has been a bit on and off today and I couldn’t decide where to walk. Eventually I ended up at Devoke Water where there was a cool breeze on the tops to make it feel autumnal and it was quite squelchy underfoot. I think I just managed to dodge the rain today though with heavy downpours either side of the walk.
Harter Fell, Crook Crag and Green Crag from the Birker Fell road.
Woodend Height and the old boathouse from the climb to Rough Crag. The bracken is starting to turn noticeably now and autumn is round the corner. When are we having summer then?
Upper Eskdale, the Scafells in cloud.
Seat How showing ascent by the direct route later.
The view to the east from Rough Crag.
Casper on Rough Crag overlooking Devoke Water.
Water Crag ahead.
Following the leader.
The view from Water Crag - Rough Crag, Harter Fell and Green Crag.
Descending to Devoke Water with the shapely silhouette of Caw in the distance.
It has started to brighten up over this way looking to Seat How but beyond, the Coniston fells are covered in cloud still.
Where did that blue sky come from? Looking back up to Water Crag.
Down at Devoke Water side.
Hesk Fell from Seat How.
Casper in the grass.
Yoadcastle and Woodend Height.
Devoke Water.
Water Crag and Rough Crag above Devoke Water.
Esk Pike and Bowfell, now clear of cloud.
Harter Fell and Green Crag.
Heading for home and just in the nick of time as the weather took a turn for the (much) worse.