A quiet cold snowy walk from a cottage in Grasmere
Route: From Chapel Cottage, Grasmere, past the Swan Hotel to climb Stone Arthur and then on to Great Rigg. Down over Heron Pike to the Badger Bar and then back along the old road.
Conditions: Cold. Snow under foot and mist in the valley but clear from Stone Arthur and higher with views over the cloud of high fells.
Pub: Badger Bar for Barngates Chester's Strong and Ugly and Keswick Thirst Run.