Latrigg

Sun 26 Oct 2008

Route: Briar Rigg, Keswick - Latrigg - Brundholme - Keswick Railway footpath - Briar Rigg

Distance: 5.50 miles

Ascent: 950ft

Time: 2 hours 40 minutes

With: David Hall and Anne

Notes:

Windy, caught in a heavy shower on the summit, sunny periods on the return.

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Looking across to Grisedale Pike, with flood water either side of the A66 road

The north western fells from our ascent of Latrigg

Bassenthwaite Lake has expanded!

Looking across to Dodd

Skiddaw Little Man

Here comes the weather...

Latrigg summit rainbow

After a soaking we head for Brundholme

The rain heads for Clough Head

River Greta in full flood

Brundholme Wood

One of the many old railway bridges across the River Greta

Ironwork

River Greta and Brundholme Wood

Looking back upstream towards Blease Fell

River Greta and Brundholme Wood

River Greta and Brundholme Wood

River Greta

River Greta in full flood

The start of the board walk above the River Greta

The north western fells seen through one of the arches of the A66 Greta road bridge

The River Greta and Causey Pike

Latrigg from Spoony Green Lane

Blue skies over the Skiddaw fells

After we finished our walk we headed to the Keswick Landing Stages to see how high Derwent Water was.

A very high Derwent Water

Catbells behind Derwent Isle

Previous Walk: Helvellyn from Stanah (Fri 24 Oct 2008)

Next Walk: A Troutbeck Circuit (Sat 1 Nov 2008)

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