Kirkstone Pass, Red Screes and Scandale circuit from Ambleside. 10.25miles 2800ft ascent

Leaving Ambleside through Stock Ghyll park

Looking across Stock Ghyll to Loughrigg and the Langdales

In estate agent lingo " Great potential for renovation, lovely
views,...   

...ensuite bathrooms, includes caravan in garden"!

Red Screes - today's objective

Looking back down Stocks Ghyll to Windermere

The Kirstone Inn - 3rd highest in the country at 1489ft

Kirstone Pass from the start of Red Screes

Windermere from near the summit

The summit cairn and an unusual perspective on Striding Edge and Helvellyn 

Looking north to High Hartsop Dodd and Brotherswater

The summit trig point at 776m (2545ft)

Looking back up to Scandale Pass from the descent

High Sweden Bridge over Scandale Beck

Rydal Water with Langdales behind

Nearing Ambleside

Greenodd to Grange-over-Sands 14.5 miles 1900ft

The River Leven estuary at Greenodd

Joining the Cumbria Coastal Way over the estuary

The Hamlet of Low Wood near Haverthwaite

The terminus of the Haverthwaite steam railway

Backbarrow village

Bigland tarn....

....and again

Looking west to the Dunnerdale fells

Unusual lighting over Bigland tarn

The path continues round the tarn

The Hoad monument above Ulverston

The Leven estuary railway viaduct with Ulverston behind

Crossing Cartmel racecourse

Cartmel priory in the centre of the village

The view from the top of Hampsfell to Morecambe Bay....

....and Arnside viaduct

The hospice on the top of Hampsfell

The degrees on the compass to all the visible fells 

Grange-over-Sands station
(or should that now be Grange-over-Grass!)

Awaiting the train home

Final day of the N Wales Path Abergwygregyn to Bangor via the Aber falls 10miles 1500ft

Leaving the bus in the village of Abergwyngregyn

Following the Afon Aber (River Aber) up the valley

Very low cloud and a grey day in the Cambrian Mountains

The Aber falls come in to view

Getting nearer to falls swelled by the recent heavy rain

The noise was deafening close up

The path then leaves the falls and climbs the hillside...

...and again...

..then turns north and heads for the coast,
Anglesey can be seen on the horizon

Looking back east along the coast

Puffin island off the coast of Anglesey

Welsh lamb.... Yummy!

Penrhyn Castle just outside Bangor

Down on the coast at the Menai straights

Bangor new pier...

...and again

A seal came out to say hello

Looking south through the straits

Bangor cathedral

A celebratory half pint at the finish in Bangor Wetherspoons

Waiting for the train home