Start point: Walna Scar road (SD 289 970)
Walna Scar road – The Cove – Goat’s Water – South Rake – Dow Crag – Buck Pike – Blind Tarn – Cove Bridge – Walna Scar road
Distance: 5 miles Total Ascent: 577 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes Start Time: 09:00
Weather: Some clear spells. 9oC
Once again the weather was bright until I actually got to the fells; once there the clouds proceeded to overtake them. I had no definite idea of where today’s walk would take me when I set off but I decided upon the enjoyable scramble of the South rake on Dow Crag.
A bit of blue sky over The Old Man - but that was just about the last I saw of that for the morning.
Dougal and Casper take a dip in Boo Tarn. I expect they will be lovely and clean when they come out of that boggy pool.
On the Walna Scar Road.
Buck Pike and Dow Crag from The Cove.
Below Dow Crag.
Goat's Water.
Casper cools off on a cool day - I think he is trying to tell me it is haircut time.
Looking up to Dow Crag from the edge of Goat's Water.
Lord of the Rock.
The climb to the base of the crags.
Looking towards the South Rake from the stretcher box.
The Old Man across Goat's Water.
At the foot of the South Rake.
Casper takes a look at Easy Gully.
Looking down South Rake.
Nearly at the top.
At the exit of the rake.
We were overtaken by the swirling mist on Dow Crag.
Brown Pike and Blind Tarn.
Casper and Dougal down at Blind Tarn.
Buck Pike.
Coniston Old Man across The Cove.
Crossing The Cove.
Cove Bridge.