Start point: Rydal (NY 365 062)
Rydal – Loughrigg Terrace – Loughrigg Fell – Loughrigg Cave –Â Rydal
Distance: 4.2 miles    Total Ascent: 420 metres    Time Taken: 2 hours
Weather: Warm and sunny, very clear. 23oC.
What a difference a day (or two) makes! I was at Rydal on Monday when it was absolutely miserable and raining very heavily. Today it was a return to summer with a cloudless sky and brilliantly clear views. Perfect!
Rydal Water, lovely blue skies...
...and not so blue when I was here on Monday!
Nice enough for a swim at the start of the walk.
Sunshine and reflections on Rydal Water.
Helm Crag - 'The Lion and the Lamb' - from Rydal Terrace. The 'lion' is visible in the centre.
Looking across Grasmere to Steel Fell and Seat Sandal, Lonscale Fell between them in the distance.
Looking across to Seat Sandal, Great Rigg and Heron Pike.
Casper and Angus on Loughrigg Terrace, Crinkle Crags, Bow Fell and the Langdale Pikes behind.
Wetherlam, Swirl How and Great Carrs.
Bow Fell and the Langdale Pikes.
The Coniston fells across Elter Water.
The summit of Loughrigg Fell - the solitary cloud looks like it has been 'chuffed' from the trig. column!
An annotated panoramic view from Loughrigg Fell. Select on the image for a larger version.
Bow Fell with Scafell peeping out to the left.
The Langdale Pikes - Loft Crag, Pike o' Stickle and Harrison Stickle.
Wetherlam over Elter Water.
Lonscale Fell beyond Dunmail Raise with a glimpse of Thirlmere at the top of the road.
Great Rigg, Heron Pike and Fairfield.
Windermere.
Casper and Angus.
Nab Scar across Rydal Water.
All that water was too difficult to resist for both me and Angus...
...so 'InRydalWaterCam' was brought into action! Can you spot Angus?