The forecast couldn't make it's mind up for today. Yesterday it was awful, so we planned a low level walk from Fellside. This morning it was better, so we changed the route to sort of mid level but with options to go higher or lower. In the end we opted for the higher route and followed the Cumbria way from Fellside up over High Pike. It was fine, hazy but very windy. It was a struggle to take a picture, so just one to prove we were there.
In view of the fact that the weather wasn't too bad, we thought we'd extend our route a bit and head out over Harestones to Lingy Hut for a bit of shelter for our lunch. Neither Breeze or Jay had been to Lingy Hut before - and you're really not a proper fell walker round these parts without a visit here.
It was wonderful in the shelter of the hut. So much so, that when we ventured back outside, it was coat and gloves on time.
From Lingy Hut we traced our steps back over Harestones and then branched off across Birk Moss and Peteraw to drop down to Roughton Gill
Fron here it was a bit more sheltered, but still breezy, but an easy walk back to the car. About 9 miles in total with a maximu height of 2145 ft. Not bad for a day when we thought we would be lucky to do 3 or 4 miles!
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