Route: From the carpark at the start of the conventional Grisedale Pike route, taking the road up towards the Whinlatter Forest Park, which might have been less busy than normal because of false 'road closed' signs. At the Revelin Moss carpark, taking the forest road to the right and then, in accord with Mark Richards' advice, following it round to the right and then the next left 20 yards later and the next left 10 yards later still up a dark 'tunnel' of trees becoming darker, narrower and damper under foot before reaching the hillside. Then across bare rising ground to the summit of Grisedale Pike. To Hopegill Head and down to Coledale Hause before a brief scramble up a gentle chimney to the top of Ell Crag. Down over Sail to Sail Pass and up to Outerside and Stile End and then down to Braithwaite and back to the car.
Conditions: Cloudy and sunny.
Pub: Middle Ruddings, Braithwaite, for Heskett Newmarket Haystacks and Cumberland Breweries Corby Blonde.
