Start point: Chapel Bridge, Little Town (NY 232 194)
Little Town – High Snab Bank – Robinson (487) – High Snockrigg (488) – Newlands Hause – Knott Rigg (489) – Ill Crag (490) – Ard Crags (491) – Chapel Bridge – Little Town
Distance: 10.5 miles Total Ascent: 950 metres Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes
Weather: Overcast. 16oC.
I wasn’t holding out much hope for the weather today as it was very grey and looked a certainty for rain – as it was I thought we faired pretty well as the rain held off for the whole round. This is a great way to reach the summit of Robinson and the views were good from there, even the high winds couldn’t spoil that.
Scope End, left, with Robinson on the right. High Snab Bank, the ridge used in ascent can be seen in the foreground of Robinson.
Newlands Church.
Robinson and High Snab Bank, High Snab is the farm building to the right.
Little Dale and Robinson from the steep climb up to High Snab Bank.
Wandope, Crag Hill and Sail behind Ard Crags (to be climbed on the return leg) above Keskadale Farm.
Casper has a rest on High Snab Bank - that was a steep climb!
Robinson ahead from High Snab Bank.
Hindscarth above Little Dale.
Robinson from Blea Crags.
Derwent Water, Cat Bells, Maiden Moor and Scope End from Robinson.
Deep Gill and Littledale Edge.
Angus and Casper on the summit of Robinson.
Crummock Water and Rannerdale Knotts with Mellbreak and Loweswater beyond.
High Crag and High Stile in and out of the mist across Buttermere.
Grasmoor and Crag Hill beyond Whiteless Pike and Wandope.
Looking across Buttermere Common to High Snockrigg.
Buttermere village below with Mellbreak and Loweswater beyond Crummock Water and Rannerdale Knotts.
It was windy on High Snockrigg...
...very windy!
Knott Rigg across Newlands Hause.
Moss Force.
The waterfall from further up.
Crag Hill and Sail from Ill Crag.
Ard Crags ahead.
The sun shines on the Newlands Valley and Catbells.
Hindscarth and Robinson from Ard Crags.
The same view from further along the valley.
Robinson.