Start point: Brumston Bridge (NY 185 293)
Brumston Bridge – Ling Fell – Old Scales – Kelswick – Sale Fell – Brumston Bridge
Distance: 3.5 miles Total Ascent: 420 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 15 minutes
Weather: Frequent heavy showers and a strong wind. 7oC.
Perhaps I spoke too soon about sun cream and shorts as it was back to winter conditions today with a howling wind and lots of heavy rain showers. This is one of those areas that I don’t manage to frequent too often, probably due to the travelling distance involved from the South Lakes. I remember quite vividly walking this route with James a while back as we saw a newborn lamb and various other things that made it stand out in my memory – when I looked later that was 5 years ago to the day…and now that suddenly makes me feel very old, he was 13 then. Gulp.
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Sale Fell from the summit of Ling Fell. The wind really picked up on the top of here and the rain was advancing rapidly behind me.
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Binsey across the northern tip of Bassenthwaite Lake. Skiddaw is completely obscured by clouds to the right of Sale Fell.
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Heading for Sale Fell from Old Scales. The road walk to here had been relatively dry but the wind and rain was catching me up once more from the west.