A 5km walk with Anne and Frank.
Route: leaving the car at St Margaret’s Church, Wythop, walking in through the left-hand lych gate and across the churchyard to the gate to the left and crossing laterally to a path junction. Turning right there to follow a gentle stream of people heading uphill to the right and then round the hill gaining ground slowly towards the west. At the end of the ridge (level with a wall) turning left uphill on gradually emptying paths to the top.
Ambling down from the summit towards Bassenthwaite with views of the Dodd and Ullock Pike, to a subsidiary summit and then bearing left to Lothwaite to descend on a large clear grassy path between bracken to cross the stream (Routenbeck?), turn right through the gate and follow the narrow path down the initial path junction and bench, and across to the churchyard.
Conditions: Cool with cloud over Skiddaw and the Solway but otherwise pretty clear views and a little breeze at the very top.
Pub: the Pheasant Inn, Bassenthwaite, for Bowness Brewery Swan Blonde, Jennings Castle Bitter and lunch.
