Start point: Troutbeck (NY 409 032)
Wansfell Pike from Troutbeck via Nanny Lane
Distance: 2.5 miles Total Ascent: 300 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 30 minutes
Weather: Sunny but cold. 5ºC.
Today we took the opportunity to get out in the sunshine for a walk up to Wansfell from Troutbeck. The wind was cold on the top and a thick band of cloud hid the tops of the nearby higher fells, so I think we made the right decision – a great shorter walk.
The approach to Wansfell.
The Coniston fells.
The Fairfield group.
A heavy band of cloud hangs over the Kirkstone Pass with Red Screes to the left and Caudale Moor to the right. The Kirkstone Pass Inn is visible in the centre.
A panoramic view to the north-west, Wansfell in the middle distance.
Closing in on Red Screes - mechanical diggers visible at the bottom in the quarry.
The Langdale Pikes.
A panoramic view to the south-west.
Dramatic Windermere.
A silhouette on Wansfell.
Louise and Angus - who's hanging on to who?
Closing in on the Kirkstone Pass.
Angus.
Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke across the Troutbeck Valley.
Wood smoke lingering in Troutbeck.