A circuit of a selection of fells & valleys of central & northern Lakeland

Day 5 Keswick to Threlkeld via Latrigg, Lonscale Pike & Burnt Horse Edge.

9miles, 2550ft

Crossing the River Greta as I left Keswick....

.....and the A66 bypass round Keswick

There were lots of these cobwebs as I climbed the woodland to Latrigg fell summit

Leaving the woods I found myself above the cloud inversion

Derwent water lies under the cloud and Castle Head hill on it's shoreline is poking through!

Looking to the Western fells on the far side of Derwentwater....

Zooming in on the same view

Leaving Latrigg I joined the main path up Skiddaw where it shares part of the route to Lonscale Pike

Looking back towards Keswick....

.....and again

Dodd fell on the side of Bassenthwaite lake under the cloud

Skiddaw in the sunlight...

Another layer of cloud was gathering around Skiddaw and the surrounding fells....

.....and the valley to the east 

Stopping for a break on the climb to Lonscale Pike  before I was soon engulfed in cloud myself....

.....until I emerged on to the summit 2306 with a view to Blencathra to the east....

.....and the back 'o' Skiddaw fells to the north

....and Burnt Horse edge below me where I was heading next

High Rigg in the Vale of St John from Burnt Horse edge with Glendelaterra valley down to the left

I descended into the valley emerging to the south with Cat Bells and the Newland fells of last week's walk behind

It was a pleasant finish down the track to Threlkeld....

....where I had left my car earlier in the morning.

Cloud inversions are not all that unusal in Lakeland.  When they do occur it adds an enjoyable new look to the landscape which was certainly the case today. 

Today's walk, day 5, whilst relatively short was fabulous outing in the fells leaving just 2 longer day's before I arrive back in Hartsop