For those of you that are thinking of going onto the hills I would strongly recommend that you read the advice given by the Mountain Rescue organisation of England and Wales. To read this advice, which will open in a new page please click HERE. If you would like to make a donation to the Mountain Rescue organisation which is purely voluntary please click HERE. Please make the time to read the advice page.

This walk was of Edith's choice. Watendlath as long been one of her favourite places in the Lake District but preferably left until outside the main holiday periods.

We left the car in the NT Car Park at Great Wood.....The NT membership as been well recouped by now.

From the car park we took the path to Cat Gill and then after crossing the Gill (footbridge) carried on along the path to Ashness Bridge

Beautiful views across Derwentwater to the North Western Fells of Barrow, Outerside, Catbells and Causey Pike with Grisedale Pike in the far distance.

A look back to the Skiddaw Fells

The Catbells _ Maiden Moor ridge

Beautiful Borrowdale

Fluffy clouds on the Skiddaws

Ashness Bridge....I had to wait a while to get it people free. From Ashness Bridge it is a case of a litlle road walking to Surpise View.

Ashness Farm

Catbells from Surprise View

Looking down Derwentwater with Bass Lake in the distance. A short walk further along the road than followed before turning off on the right to follow Watendlath Beck.

The footbridge over Watendlath Beck.

Waymarker

This stretch of path leading to Watendlath is a real pleasure to walk particularly on a day such as this. Reecastle Crag is relected in the beck.

Taken looking back as the sun was directly in front of us.

Small falls near Watendlath.

Watendlath Bridge

This is what I've been waiting for......the cafe.

Sharing a scone with a local

Sadly it was soon time to press on. Our route would take us over Puddingstone Bank before turning off to the right through Frith Wood.

Reflections in the tarn.

As we got to the top of the track the views opened up.  Unfortunately by this time the sun was coming in to the ront of us again.

High Scawdel (l), High Spy (r) with Dale Head in the centre

Looking over High Doat and Seatoller Fell to Grey Knotts , Brandreth and Green Gable. The outline of Base Brown is under them.

We are now on the path down to Frith Wood. This will take us down to the Borrowdale road and a short walk before taking a path to the Bowderstone

Frith Wood

The Bowderstone

The Druid Stone. For more information on The Bowderstone and The Druid Stone click HERE (opens in new page)

A short walk down the road took us to the village of Grange with it's double arched bridge......but only one in shot!! The fell behind is King's How

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!..............another cuppa, another scone.

Suitably refreshed we had a short walk down the road towards Manesty before taking the path across the head of Derwentwater to the other side of the valley.

The Skiddaw Fells from Great Bay

Catbells

Magic!!

Falcon Crag, Walla Crag and Blease Fell

The bridge over the River Derwent

A close up of some climbers on Shepherds Crag

Flying high!

Nearly there....walking along the shore back to the car.

And finally..........back to the car

Next Walk:     3rd October 2008 -- Lake District (NE) -- Arthur's Pike and Heughscar Hill from Askham

Last Walk:       25th September 2008 -- Lake District (SE) -- A walk in Upper Kentmere

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