Knott Roughton Gill!

It's silly season so we're sticking 'Back O' Skiddaw'. So we thought we'd head for Fellside, but instead of our usual dog walk up Roughton Gill, we are thinking of doing a slightly higher loop.

Off we go along the familiar track towards Dale Beck

We had crossed the ford and made our way up the slopeon the other side, heading for the summit cairn on Brae Fell

Spot The Dog - also spot the spot on the lense - hmmm, think it's going to turn into a damp walk!

From Brae we headed across Little Sca Fell. Off to our right is Over Water with the end of Bass Lake a bit further to the left

From Little Sca Fell we then went on to Great Sca Fell, then Knott. Skiddaw stands tall with the pyramidal top of Great Calva on the left between us and Skiddaw

You wouldn't know it from this picture, but it is about to sile it down. We are heading to Lingy Hut for our lunch. We were extremely glad of it too as the rain came just before we got there and it continued for most of the time we were sitting comfortably in the hut, tucking in to our pasties!

And when we emerged it was into a different day!

Looking down into Mosedale from Lingy Hut

We had thought about heading over High Pike, but given the changeable weather and the fact that one of us had got a little wet earlier following a slight mishap!! we decided to take the lovely gentle path back down over Deer hills. And so we got back to the car, just before the next downpour!

We had walked about 8 miles on very familiar ground in the height of silly season. We passed two guys on one of the Sca Fells and then two lone walkers later on. I have a feeling the other Scafells may have been a bit busier!