Route: leaving the car at the White Moss car park (£3 for 2 hours, pay afterwards) and climbing up onto the Coffin Route anti-clockwise to descend past Dove Cottage and head to Grasmere village. Exiting on the Red Bank road but taking the path to Silver Howe steeply uphill at a walk and along a climbing valley before emerging onto the fellside, still climbing to the ridge of Spedding Crag (a bit below its summit) with fine views of the empty shoulder towards Loughrigg. Picking a route as close to the Langdale edge as possible eventually to descend to the road near the summit of Red Bank. Initially taking a path towards Loughrigg Terrace but turning right to rejoin the road, descending a little towards Elterwater to find a steep empty path to the summit of Loughrigg, reduced to walking all the way. Descending with the intent to reach the path between bluebell woods and Lanty Scar (to the north of the ridge) but apparently veering repeatedly too far north and having to cross varied terrain to reach the path by the woods. Descending a very boggy final stage to the little car park before crossing the main road and picking up the Coffin Route back to the start.
Conditions: very sunny and rather too hot for running.
Pub: the Badger Bar, Rydal, for Loweswater Gold.
