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
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