179 Saturday 24th June 2023 Wansfell

 This  was  my  choice  and  followed  on  from  a  walk  at  Easter  where  we'd  gone  to  Windermere  and  one  of   the  trains  was  cancelled. We  got  a  full  refund  of  the  ticket  price  so  decided  to  head  out  there  again. As  it  was  nearly  lunch  time  by  the  time  we  arrived  in  Windermere we  had  something  to  eat  first. We found  a  nice  cafe.




Our  walk  first  took  us  to  the  renowned  viewpoint  of  Orrest  Head.



AS  usual, there  were  a  fair  number  of  people  up  there.


From  there  we  dropped  into  the  fields  behind  the  top. This  is  looking  back.


We passed  the  farm  at  Far  Orrest  then  took  this  very  attractive  path  towards Troutbeck.


We visited  the  spot  under  the  bridge  over  Trout  Beck  where  we'd  sheltered  from  a  downpour  earlier  in  the  year.


It  was  now  getting  very  warm  and  we  stopped  for  a  drink  and  some  cake  at  the  tea-room  in  the  village.



As  we  puffed  up  Nanny  Lane, there  was  a  good  view  of  Yoke, Ill Bell  and  Froswick  across  the  valley.


This  was  the  view  ahead  to  our  destination, the  summit  of  Wansfell.


The  view over  to  Ill  Bell  improved.


On  the  final  climb  to  the  summit , Simon  was  a  bit  intimidated  by a  fell  pony  with  its  foal  but  they  didn't  bother  us. We  were  soon  at  the  top.


There  was  a  great  view  of  Red  Screes and  Kirkstone  Pass.


Simon  enjoyed  chilling  out at  the  summit.


We  then  followed  the  switchnback  ridge  to  Wansfell  Pike, a  lower  top  but  superior  viewpoint .


The  view  of  Winder Mere  from  the  Pike  was  jaw-dropping. WE  chatted  to  a  guy  from  Blackburn  on  the  summit.



After  a  decent rest, we  set  off  down  the  re-made  stone  path  to Ambleside, a  steep  descent  that was  hard  on  the  knees.

We  made  a  slight  detour  to  view  Stock Ghyll  Force.


When  we  got  to  Ambleside  we  spotted  a  bus  and  began  our  journey  back  straight  away.

 


 

 



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