Day 7 Clapham to Cockermouth Walk

Mardale Head to Patterdale

8 miles 3350ft

Looking back to Mardale Head 

Haweswater as I started up the Riggindale ridge

Kidsty Pike across Riggindale, the coast to coast path comes along that ridge 

Arriving at Blea Water

Haweswater again

The rest of the ridge still to be climbed

Two of the stags in herd of deer on the fellside

Passsing by a very hard-frozen pool.... 

....with some great patterns in the ice!

Now looking down on Blea Water

Arriving at Riggindale ridge summit cairn....

....with High Street trig point (2717ft) a short walk away

Looking south to Windermere & the Kentmere fells

....and north to the Straits of Riggindale

Looking down into Hartsop with the central fells behind 

Brotherswater at the bottom of Kirkstone pass

Sat having my rather late lunch at Angle tarn, the Fairfield and Helvellyn ranges behind

Brotherswater again below.... 

....and Hayeswater to the south

The Ullswater lake ferry

Patterdale & Glenridding

Finally crossing Goldrill beck into Patterdale      This was as fine a day's winter walking as I've had for a long time. The weather and variety of scenery made for stunning day out in our magnificent lakeland!