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Low level walk days don't get much better than this. Easy paths, plenty to see and the most glorious of days to boot! When I am no longer able to do even the most simple of walks it will be days like these that I remember. In my early days of fellwalking the tops were viewed as a challenge...how many in a walk, how far, how much ascent. Later they became company where I could linger and relax. It would be a lie if I said I don't miss be able to get on them but on the the other hand these delicous little walks have more than compensated.

I haven't been too good of late, I fear my lung problems may be worsening and have started to interupt my sleep. However I couldn't miss a day such as this. A lot of huffing and puffing and plenty of stops but who cares....it was worth it!!

Route Map

We left the car just off the A53 Skelwith Bridge - Coniston road by the lane to High Park.

Wetherlam from the lane as we walked to High Park.

Looking to Grisedale Hause with Fairfield under snow to the right. To the left is Seat Sandal with the Helvellyn ridge behind.

High Park

Lingmoor Fell across Little Langdale from High Park

A snowy Bowfell peeps through the gap between Lingmoor and Pike O'Blisco

Approaching Stang End

Birk Fell and Wetherlam from Stang End

The footbridge below Stang End

Little Langdale is split between sunshine and shadow during the winter months.

The always delectable Slater Bridge which seems to have ecaped any damage in the floods

Lingmoor is bathed in sunlight

Little Langdale Tarn

The shaded part of the valley

Edith on Slater Bridge

A big bird flew by

From Slater Bridge we returned to the footbridge from where we took the bridleway towards High Tilberthwaite before cutting off to the left to Hodge Close.

A look N'wards from Hodge Close

And in close up.

Wetherlam

Hodge Close quarry

Close up Langdales

We walked through Hodge Close to take the track to High Oxen Fell

All todays paths are easy to walk with only a couple of wall stiles.

High Oxen...from here we followed the lane to rejoin the A593 at High Cross

Gorgeous views along the way.

Back at the A593 and all that remains is to follow the path avoiding the road back to the car.

Amazing colours.....Looks like this young lady as been amongst the lads. :-)

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