Start point: Patterdale (NY 394 160)
Patterdale – Side Farm – Boredale Hause – Round How – Place Fell – The Knight – Smeathwaite – Side Farm – Patterdale
Distance: 5.6 miles Total Ascent: 670 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes
Weather: Clearing, windy on the top. 9°C.
I continued working my way around the Far Eastern fells by walking Place Fell from Patterdale today. I found this walk relatively easy and for me the manufactured paths spoiled it; they take away the character and soul of the fells I feel – but I guess that is the price to be paid for popularity. There were lots of sunny spells this morning but the wind up there was wild.

Ullswater and Bonscale Pike from one of the tarns below Place Fell summit. The wind was picking up now and you can see the water being blown across the tarn in this shot.

Sunshine over Glenridding. Although it looks nice and calm in this photo, I could hardly stand up it was so windy...

Sunshine once more on Bleaberry Knott. On the way down from Place Fell, I managed to perform an ungracious manoeuvre when I tripped over my own feet and fell flat on my face with my arms outstretched. Lost in the process was Casper's lead, so if you find one up there you know where it belongs!

White Stones at the head of Glencoyne. The descent I used to get to the lakeside path was 'interesting' and not recommended.