A 12km run with uphill walking interludes to work up an appetite for Christmas dinner.Route: leaving the car on the road in front of Middle Ruddings and running through their garden to turn right on the minor road behind heading north to Spring Bank to find the valley path to the west of Braithwaite How as far as the Tibetan Bridge and then climbing the road to reach the start of the path heading south west above Coledale Beck. After 4-5km, crossing the beck on stepping stones and walking up hill first on the main track and then turning left on a clear grassy, possibly ex-tram, path zig-zagging to meet the track descending from Sail, past High Moss under Outerside and down the valley of Stonycross Gill on an improving and rather delightful running track eventually joining the road under Barrow. After 200m heading gently uphill on a lovely path above woods to Braithwaite Lodge and then directly back to the start.
Conditions: still and dry but in very low cloud, running up into mizzle and down again, meeting 3 people in two hours!
Pub: joined by Angie and Alistair (for Christmas evening), Middle Ruddings, Braithwaite, for Hawkshead Sundown and Fell Proper Crimbo.
