A 4.2km run round the village in a gap in L’s schedule.
Route: from the cottage, running north along the road, ignoring the path on the left to the church and on to take the frequently damp path (not too bad today), left, across a field to cross Church Lane and take the still new-feeling path to the new development on the edge of the village. Pausing for a second attempt to capture the Percy Kelly view and then continuing past the pub to take the path to the church and then the continuing path.
Dog-legging left-right across the road to take a path cutting a corner across a field, then across the Whinlatter Pass and up the track to Fernwood. Turning right on the track and then downhill again (less wet than the last time) to reach the Whinlatter Pass again. Left, uphill, along this, to the green track half right to Tenters Lane and then, via a detour to the village shop, home.
Conditions: a warm, 12C spring day (also the equinox) with sun shining through a thin layer of cloud.
Pub? At 11am, for one of us, some of a bottle of Wilces Medium Cider, back at the cottage. Later, at 4pm, Cumbrian Ales, American Invasion and Esthwaite Bitter at the Kirkstile Inn.
