Start point: Troutbeck (NY 409 032)
Troutbeck – Nanny Lane – Wansfell (77) – Wansfell Pike (78) – Nanny Lane – Troutbeck
Weather: Dull and overcast.
A short walk this morning to Wansfell and Wansfell Pike on a murky day, a complete contrast to yesterday. Wansfell overlooks Ambleside and gives fantastic views of Windermere.
The route starts at Troutbeck and follows a track known as Nanny Lane.
Nanny Lane at the beginning of the walk. Follow the walled lane as far as it goes - approximately a mile and a half.
The Wansfell ridge from further up the lane. Over a stile and follow the right angle of the wall all the way to the cairned summit of Wansfell, on the right hand side of the wall.
Wansfell Pike from Wansfell.
Red Screes, Kirkstone Pass and Caudale Moor from the summit of Wansfell. Then it's a south-westerly traverse over grassy hummocks to Wansfell Pike.
Windermere from the summit of Wansfell Pike.
The Fairfield horseshoe from Wansfell Pike. Then its back down the prominent path back to Nanny Lane and Troutbeck.
Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick from Nanny Lane.