An 8km run in a variety of weather conditions.
Route: leaving the car by the road just over a bridge over the River Gilpin, north of Crosthwaite village at GR435919 and heading north on a grassy path by the river, through the grounds of Starnthwaite Ghyll and along the road for 1km to the first footpath to the right. Heading slowly uphill, walking where steep, to join a walled track to the left and then right to stay with the track now fenced. At Birk Moss, joining a paved driveway to join a grassy path across fields and continue to St Catherine’s Tower. Then following the path - and ignoring illegal no entry signs - through the farmyard at Crook Hall to descend due south across fields then rising to Low Fold, turning left and then right to a grassy path below Lord’s Lot. After crossing a stile, heading uphill by the fence to a first subsidiary summit and finding a clear path through the bracken over another summit and then down and more steeply up to the summit proper with a cairn, just as the rain began. Finding no clear path onwards, making slow going through bracken and across a marsh to regain the main path, initially rough and stony and then grassy, though wet under foot, to descend south west, through a gate and then by a wall to find a track to join a road and turn right at a fork back to the car.
Conditions: some initial sun giving way to light rain which largely passed over to leave cloudy sun. Just after finishing, on the drive to Staveley, prolonged torrential rain. Wet under foot on the return leg.Pub: The Hawkshead Beer Hall, Staveley, for Hawkshead WPA and [Session Series 20] 05: Sabro vs. Ekuanot Pale (accompanied by sandwiches from More?)
