Route: Leaving the car in the mill yard carpark and heading north on Back Lane past the war memorial to the left turn on a broad switch-backing path up Reston Scar keeping to the left on a narrow ridge at the edge of the plateau to approach the summit. Then down on a clear grassy path, through a gate and then trending left through newly planted trees to another gate before turning sharp right to rise eventually to the Hugill summit. Taking a gate in the field corner beyond to turn right to walk round and then to cross a significant bog to the summit of Black Crag and then steeply down to the Kentmere road and back.
Conditions: Surprisingly warm, cloudy sun.
Pub: The Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley for WPA, and keg Cumbrian Five Hop.
