A fine 17km walk on a glorious sunny Bank Holiday Weekend Saturday.Route: leaving the car on the roadside just short of Chapel Bridge and walking towards Newlands Church and then to Low Snab Farm. Along the valley, crossing to the east side, past a climbing hut and then as one path turns slightly up the hillside, descending to ford the stream and take a substantial ex-mining green track up the hillside, eventually zig-zagging to reach the comb. Then along a small path under the summit of Dale Head to meet the path coming up from Dale Head Tarn. From the summit continuing along the ridge, spurning Hindscarth, to Robinson and descending to cross a boggy Buttermere Moss to descend High Snockrigg to Newlands Hause and then ascend Knott Rigg to Ard Crags (against a steady flow of Lakes in Three Days eventers) and descend back to the car.
Conditions: a warm sunny day despite an initial cool breeze.
Pub: the Little Town Farm Teahouse and Bar for Keswick Thirst Gold.
