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.

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.

Binsey across the northern tip of Bassenthwaite Lake. Skiddaw is completely obscured by clouds to the right of Sale Fell.

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.