Commitments this morning but nothing pressing this afternoon seemed like a good enough excuse to sneak in a little local walk.
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| Parking at Wanthwaite we headed up the Coach Road to skirt round Hilltop Quarries. One of many disused quarries here. |
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| Blencathra is in view all the way on this route |
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| Skiddaw too. |
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| Not much sun, but plenty of views |
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| Once we are over the top of \Threlked Knotts, we head down the gully to join the Coach Road |
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| And follow it back to the car |
Just over 3.5 miles and as is often the case with small fells, amazing views for so little effort. The other benefit of unfrequented routes like this is that we only saw one other person - a cyclist on the Old Coach Road as we set off.
