Start point: Tarn Foot, Skelwith Bridge (NY 345 039)
Tarn Foot – Ivy Crag – Loughrigg Fell – The How – Loughrigg Tarn – Tarn Foot
Distance: 2.7 miles Total Ascent: 270 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes Start Time: 09:45
Weather: Long sunny spells. 18C
It was beautiful early on this morning and Connie and I managed a walk up to Loughrigg Fell. It is ever popular with families up there, especially at this time of year and today was no exception – it was great to see so many people out and about.
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Connie with our printed map in hand as I was giving her a navigation lesson today. Ahem...actually Connie we are on the wrong path, we have to go back a bit to find it. It was hidden by the tall bracken, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Anyway, lesson #1 is that you can't navigate properly until you have actually been lost.