Start point: Rydal (NY 365 062)
Rydal – Loughrigg Cave – Loughrigg Fell – Rydal
Distance: 3 miles Total Ascent: 280 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 30 minutes
Weather: Snow. Dull and overcast. 3°C
The snow was down to a low level this morning but conditions were pretty gloomy with a lot of low lying, menacing looking clouds around. I had a walk up to Loughrigg Fell but instead of doing a circuit, I did a straight up and down route from the cave. The conditions at the summit were pretty grim with a strong wind and plenty of cloud cover. All the photos are pretty monochromatic today, but that’s part of the beauty of seeing the Lake District at different times of the year isn’t it?

Rydal Water and Nab Scar from the top of the cave. The people in the photo are walking away from the entrance.

Brrr! again on the summit of Loughrigg Fell. There was a strong, cold wind up here and a cloak of thick cloud and no view.