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.
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Nanny Lane at the beginning of the walk. Follow the walled lane as far as it goes - approximately a mile and a half.
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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.
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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.