Dash Falls again and again

Silly season is definitely in full swing. Today we headed for one of our Back 'O Skiddaw quiet spots. When we got there we couldn't park! So a quick change of plan saw us parking at Peterhouse Farm instead. There were far more cars there than expected as well, so we set off with only one ambition - to take a route that no-one else was taking!

Heading up the Cumbria Way

It was about here we decided to drop down to the wall on the left. You can just see Dash Falls up ahead. They would become a recurring theme today.

We followed the wall as it turned left where Husband is (Dash Falls beyond)

And crossed the beck at black nettle hause

Looking West towards Binsey

There's a much better view of the falls from here than the normal ones

The heather is in full bloom

Looking back from where we had come. The wall that we followed is clear on the right

Heading away from the falls

Beautiful day

We head to the sheepfold in Hause Gill for our lunch

Lunch with a view

Looking across at Bakestall you can see the Cumbria way that we started on beyond the trees

She can't resist a boulder!

We started on the right hand side, half way up this photo and have done an anti clockwise circuit (roughly). Since leaving the Cumbria Way we have only seen one chap in the distance - we think he was scattering ashes as he had a bouquet of flowers in his backpack.

Eventually we arrive at the lonning that leads to Cow Wath Farm. We decided to take this and make our wiggly way back to the Cumbria Way to avoid a section of (quiet) road walking

Another boulder - this time with Dash Falls as a backdrop

From here it was a gentle amble back down the track to the car. Just about a 7 mile circuit and although the Cumbria Way was busy - we still only saw the one chap away from there. Not the route we had planned at all but a nice lower level route which took us to areas I'm sure most people wouldn't dream of going!