Loweswater to Cockermouth 

Day 11 - the final day 

Clapham to Cockermouth walk 12.5miles 2250ft

Setting of from the side of Loweswater

Darling fell & Low fell that I was soon to be climbing

Looking down the valley to Crummock water

Crummock water again from Darling fell

Loweswater from Low fell

Zooming in on Rannerdale Knotts

Loweswater fell from Low fell

Crummock water from the hawes between Low fell & Darling fell

Darling fell summit

The Solway firth with Criffel fell on the Galloway peninsular

Heading north on a good track towards the river Cocker

Reassuring that I was on the right path!

The drive leading to Low Hall

Passing through Low Hall

Joining the path along side the river Cocker

Lunch time by the river

Passing under the A66 just outside Cockermouth

The Double Mill at Cockermouth

Cockermouth main street

St Joseph's Catholic church on the main street for my rendezvous with my lift back to Loweswater

An excellent conclusion to my Clapham to Cockermouth walk taking 11days walking.

The total mileage over the 11days was 143miles

 The total amount climbed was 27,500ft

 A circuit of Derwentwater starting from Keswick

11miles 700ft

Leaving Keswick in an anticlockwise direction the path crosses the river Derwent as it leaves the lake

Passing through Nicol End marina

Heading for the very popular Cat Bells.....

.....but the path continues along the lake side with Blencathra to the north reflected in the lake.

Another well fed Robin!

Passing an alpaca farm

Hawes End ferry landing

The snow capped Skiddaw range

Zooming in on Skiddaw 

Continuing down the west side of the lake....

....and again

Looking back to Manesty as the path crosses the southern most part of the lake....

....and crosses the river Derwent as it enters the lake

The very smart Lodore hotel stands overlooking the southern end of the lake

Cat Bells ridge reflected in the lake

Friars Crag where  I stopped for lunch....

.....looking down to Castle Crag with the central fells behind still in cloud

Looking across to Nicol End marina before leaving the lake to return into Keswick....

.....through Hope park

Finally the Moot Hall in Keswick's main street.

A thoroughly enjoyable walk and a complete contrast to last week's exhilerating and strenous walk over the high fells. Nevertheless this proved to be a great day with some wonderful atmospheric views.

 Day 10 Clapham to Cockermouth walk

Keswick to Loweswater via Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head & Gasgail Gill

3450ft 11.5miles

By the light of the January 'Wolf Moon' I left Keswick and headed for Braithwaite with my first climb to Grisedale Pike on the Horizon

Shortly after as I started the climb the sun appeared in the east

Looking back to Bassenthwaite lake and Skiddaw

Now higher up, Braithwaite village was below and Keswick in the distance

Looking ahead to the Sleet How ridge leading to Grisedale Pike summit

The final stretch of the ridge

Looking back to Skiddaw again

Now on the summit 2595ft, my next climb to Hopegill Head was looking very inviting!

I certainly wasn't alone on the fells today, although windy, the conditions were fantastic as I continued across the tops to Hopegill Head on the far right

Approaching the summit with the snow filled 'Notch' on the ridge to Ladyside Pike

Looking back to Grisedale Pike from Hopegill Head summit 2526ft

Looking down at the ridge to Ladyside Pike.....

....however having had enough of the strong winds I descended down Gasgail Gill....

....and again.....

....to arrive on the side of Crummock water

The north west face of Grasmoor across the lake....

.....and Rannerdale Knotts further down the lake....

....and again

Finally arriving at the Kirkstile inn in the village of Loweswater

A fabulous and exhilerhating day on the fells. Just one more day to Cockermouth now.