Had been due to race at Arnside today but still recovering from man flu I decide to have a steadier walk on the fells.......and I am very pleased that I did :-)
I parked the Cali in a very mucky place along St Johns in the Vale and after a short section of road turn onto the Old Coach Road and then right, through the mines and steeply up onto the open fell. The climb passes quickly and after the scree, soon into snow and a short wander across to the summit of Clough Head. The mist is swirling around and there are glimpses of snowy fells and north to the Solway Firth; how alive does this make me feel :-)
It's then easy walking to Calfhow Pike and a boggy walk down Mosedale Beck to the Old Coach Road. This is familiar terrain and easy walking back to St John's in the Vale. Then the usual hospitality back at the Cali and on into Ambleside for coffee and cake in Lucy's.
A good day out :-)
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