A tiny 3.4km stroll, thus meeting the new 2025 minimum distance (3km) for an ‘Outdoor Day’.Route: leaving the car in the NT car park (quite empty at 11:30am on a January Wednesday though in lovely sun) and taking the path north-west through a gate to turn left onto a clear gravel path. Almost immediately turning right off this on a fainter path to ascend slightly and then descend to the north of Long How and to the lakeshore.
Turning left to cross a footbridge and ascend Nether How, descending to the path round it. Crossing another footbridge (over Mill Beck) to strike steeply pathlessly up Long How, first taking in the northern end, then the main summit, watching 5 deer first on the summit and then below for about 5 minutes. Then noticing two goats to the right on the gravel path below. Descending back to the outward path to cross the c-road and take the path opposite under High House Crag doubling back to reach its summit before heading east to reach the path above Mill Beck and thus to the pub.
Conditions: after some days of poor weather, a cloudless sunny day.
Pub: an empty Buttermere Court Hotel for Corby Summit and Corby Blonde.
