A 7.5 km walk with Angie and Alistair.Route: leaving the car at the NT car park (largely empty on a damp January Friday) and walking past the Bridge Hotel and Allerdale Court Hotel to the lake and then via the footbridge to the path on the far, western, side of the lake.
Along this to the head of the lake and then back first on the road and then on the re-engineered path on the eastern shore, this time through the tunnel. At the end of the lake, turning right at the fork to head directly to the village and back to the car.
Conditions: a cool feeling 6C and in, while heading south on the west side, a stiff wind.
Pub: the Kirkstile Inn, Loweswater for Cumbrian Ales, Loweswater Gold and lunch.
