A 5km stroll on a glorious sunny day with views of snow on the hills.Route: leaving the car at the obvious Binsey car parking area to its south east and walking carefully along the ungritted road to Fell End Farm. Taking a snowy footpath to the right, diagonally uphill across a field and then guessing when to zigzag back left (north) joining a clearer track (disturbing a hare) through what had been a gate in a fence or hedge and then diverting from it directly uphill to a hand gate.
Turning left on a series of faint snowy footpaths contouring round the hill until, eventually, we passed a more established path rising uphill. Following this onto the shoulder of the hill to meet the familiar path from the north and along this to the summit. Descending at some speed on the direct route back to the car.
Conditions: just above freezing point, bright sun and cold with snow (and ice on the road) under foot.
Pub: the Sun Inn, Bassenthwaite (village), for Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold.
