Route: leaving the car on the road in Ings and running uphill on a quiet road to Grassgarth, where the road gives way to stony track, and then gently further uphill to a bifurcation at the start of the moorland proper. Taking the right hand path initially on grass but later on a clearly artificial, only occasionally submerged, raised causeway across marshes (somehow more apparent today) to reach a crossroads and continuing along a track downhill towards Kentmere village. On this occasion, shortly before the end, taking a track sharply to the right gently descending 200m to join the usual (not quite) valley-bottom path back to the Hollingworth & Vose factory. There, taking the drive to Kentmere Potteries to pick up a narrow path leading eventually to Ullthwaite Bridge and the track to join the tarmac road at Browfoot. Slowly climbing the shoulder of Hugill Fell, turning right at the top on a stony track to rejoin the outward route back to Ings.
Conditions: cloudy, grey, dark day (for mid-May!) and surprisingly chill wind but no rain.
Pub: the Watermill, Ings for Watermill Wruff Night and Barngates Brathay Gold.
