Pictures From The Coledale Round

If you've not headed up to the northern Lakes before, then put it on your list. If scrambling's your thing then make for Blencathra north of the A66 and Keswick and if lumpy rocky things get you going, have a look at Skiddaw, but if you want a nice mountain amble with great views, take a look at the Coledale Round.

Erm, that's it down below, or you can look at the map go on. The walk starts from the car park on the Whinlatter Pass road above the small village of Braithwaite - good campsite and pubs - if the first car park, where the path starts is full, there's another one about half a mile up the road.

We won't bore you with some witless account of how we bounced around the summit smiling big grins and stuff, instead we'll just say make sure you take the upper path - hint, there's a sign at the start of it saying 'Grizedale Pike' and point out that once you've rolled over Grizedale Pike, there are several options after Coledale Hause depending largely on how lazy or otherwise you're feeling. Anyway, enough blather, here's what it looks like.

 

 Classic triumphant editor celebrates conquest of
summit trig point. All pics by OUTDOORSmagic and Bob