A fine 10km walk despite iffy weather with Steve, Kathryn and the boys (staying at No 3 Midtown Cottages).
Route: Leaving the car on the road just east of the Sally and walking back past the pub to take the path by the stream from the centre of Threlkeld, crossing the stream and then diagonally across fields to the foot of Hall’s Fell. Ascending, sticking close to the top of the ridge including the ridge-top section taken à cheval. Descending east on Scales Fell on the recently re-engineered path keeping right to find the path round the hill. Immediately after crossing Scaley Beck encountering significant difficulty climbing a rock step now greasy in the light rain and hence some colleagues walking into the neighbouring field and crossing back over the wall. Meeting one further final surprise: a steep ascent to stay outside farmers’ fields before joining the outward path at the base of Hall’s Fell but then taking a direct southerly path to the road to the west of Threlkeld and thence back to the car.Conditions: initially cloudy with a gusty wind. Later, light rain becoming heavy only once safely under the shelter in the pub beer garden.
Pub: the Horse and Farrier, Threlkeld, for Jennings Sneck Lifter.
