Start point: Old Quarry car park (NY 121 012)
Old Quarry car park – Irton Pike (OF) – Old Quarry car park
Distance: 1.3 miles Total Ascent: 125 metres Time Taken: 1 hour
Weather: Dry with long sunny spells. 19oC
Today started off dull but quickly cleared to give a pleasant, sunny day. After the walk up to Irton Pike and a spot of lunch, Connie and I fancied a swim – there was only one place to go in this area really…
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Irton Pike from the descent - the young trees will obscure the view from there soon. After lunch, we had a short drive to Wasdale...