Route: Leaving the car parked just over the river at the bottom of Troutbeck and taking Robin Lane round to the south of the fell, keeping with the lower track round to High Skelghyll. On entering the wood, taking a path rising diagonally eventually to reach the observatory and the ridge to the summit. Thence down the main path back to Troutbeck.
Conditions: Warm and sunny with a cooler breeze on the top.
Pub: The Mortal Man, Troutbeck for Loweswater Gold then the Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley, for WPA Lakeland Gold and NZPA (and lunch).
