Grasmere to Windermere

Grasmere to Windermere via Jenkyn Crag and Orrest Head 13miles 2350ft

Coniston village had no power or access this morning;  fallen trees and swollen rivers were the legacy of three storms in the last week.

After catching the bus from Windermere to Grasmere village I headed off down the side of the lake with the village now in the distance

Helm Crag and Dunmail Raise 

I then crossed over the River Rothay and followed it to Ambleside

Looking across Rydal Water to the cottages by the main road

Having now collected water from two lakes the river had become

swollen 

It was also very deep as the stepping stones on this path were under 3ft of water

I followed the river around Ambleside and was now looking down on

the open area of Hayes garden centre from the short climb to 

Jenkyn Crag

The view point at Jenkyn Crag

Lunch time looking down on the island in Trout Beck

The view over the Trout Beck Valley to the Bow Fell range while

climbing towards Orrest Head 

Zooming in on the snow topped distant fells

The same view but now a little clearer from Orrest Head view point

above Windermere

Looking into the sun reflecting in Lake Windermere 

Finally a look at the new seating area on Orrest Head