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: 1 hours 15 minutes Start Time: 09:30
Weather: Sunny spells. 2°C
Today there was a mixed bag of weather and it was ever brightening on Loughrigg Fell but on the high fells there was a dusting of fresh snow and seemingly snow laden clouds on them. There is still a good bit of winter to go and I don’t think it will be so long before there are snowy walks once more.
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It was dull when I set off but there were some good sunny spells once I started the climb up to Loughrigg, here looking towards the Coniston fells.
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Dougal looks towards the eastern fells. Wansfell and the Ill Bell ridge have a sprinkling of snow on them.