Route: leaving the cottage and walking through the village to High How and then steeply up on a very rough path through gorse, and then pathless on easier ground to the summit of Kirk Fell. On to the subsidiary north sub-summit and then the main summit of Graystones. Descending to Widow’s Hause and up to Broom Fell and then somewhat marshily to Lord’s Seat. Joining a made path and then diverging on a very marshy path to Ullister Hill, descending to another newish made path, turning right and then later left onto a wide forest track. At a junction turning right and losing some altitude before finding a very overgrown forest track eventually leading to a stile out of the trees and onto the lower slopes of Whinlatter. Along to Brown How and then following a clear path round the end of the fell and then back right, descending to the edge of forestry land. Here climbing a fence and heading left down a very rough path to a lower, level forestry road, turning right and then left down through Christmas trees and then left back towards the Spout Force carpark. Taking the path right to Spout Force, crossing the river and visiting the waterfall and then following what may have been a path but if so easily lost back through the trees at a higher level. Eventually meeting the boundary wall and walking steeply up it to the stile and path back to High How and hence home (the possible path left before the end being overrun with brambles).
Conditions: a cold wind but bright sun.
Pub? No but a bottle of Lidl vintage cider at the cottage.
