A solitary 6km run (L exercising later) along the new-to-me under Helm path.
Route: from the Close uphill over the railway and then steeply uphill past the Station to take the road at the back of the Helm (Pye Lane) but before it descended taking a handgate by the second gate on the right. Following a Landrover track on grass diagonally uphill to the small tarn and then taking a path just higher than the outflow but descending diagonally south to meet a path running parallel to the road and joining it into the woods. Just before a handgate onto the path round the south of the Helm turning right uphill, past a bug hotel, and climbing, eventually at a walk up the steep end of the Helm but on the right (east) of the remains of the ridge wall. Then along the ridge to the northern end, back through a handgate and down the hill to the Station Inn and then home.
Conditions: sun and blue skies after the hottest day of the year.Pub? (C-19) A bottle of Henney’s cider joined by Lois on Hawkshead WPA, in the summer house.
