Start point: Overbeck Bridge (NY 168 068)
Overbeck Bridge – Over Beck – Dore Head – Red Pike – Scoat Fell – Steeple – Scoat Tarn – Nether Beck – Overbeck Bridge
Distance: 8.2 miles Total Ascent: 930 metres Time Taken: 4 hours 45 minutes
Weather: Absolute clarity, 7C
Wow, what a day it was – the clarity was superb with views for miles and miles today. There was a fresh covering of snow on the fells overnight but even so it was really warm in the sunshine – I ended up with a decent tan!

Bell Rib on Yewbarrow - we're not going that way today but we are going round to the left along Over Beck.

Looking back to Red Pike from the climb to Scoat Fell, the lone figure to the right was the first of two people I saw today.

Heading for Steeple but someone has beaten me there this morning - he gave a cheery wave before heading down into Ennerdale.

The view from Steeple. I did think here that if I only could do one more walk, it would include all the fells walked today and probably in the same conditions.

Ennerdale Water and a clear view across the Solway Firth to Scotland. There seems to be a lot less snow to the north.

The ridge to and from Steeple was a little tricky in places - not for these two mountain goats though.