An 8km run around and up Latrigg.
Route: leaving the car in the car park between Latrigg and Skiddaw (some spaces at noon on a busy week but a miserable Monday) and running down the Cumbria Way on a substantial path. After crossing the second stream, looking for a left turn onto a level path through trees. At a complicated junction looking for a path marked on the OS map which didn’t exist and thus turning left uphill along the edge of the woods and thereafter aiming not to lose height at various unmarked junctions, eventually reaching an area of cleared forestry and rougher uphill paths before returning to a level grassy path to the end of the ridge. There turning sharp left, running across wet grass and waiting for the main track to join us. Near the summit, leaving the track to climb a grassy slope to reach the path round the edge of the Loughrigg plateau to the summit. Then continuing round on the clear (wheelchair-accessible) gravel path eventually forking right, slightly uphill again and along to descend to the car park.Conditions: low cloud and drizzle/light rain blown forcefully by the wind.
Pub: Having failed to find anywhere to park near the Keswick Brewery tap, Middle Ruddings, Braithwaite, for Tractor Brewery Mowdy Pale Ale.
