On the basis that just about every fell runner in the land will be at Scout Scar race today, I thought it a good opportunity to get out for a longer run on the fells.
It's a gloomy day, low cloud, cold and forecast to turn wet by midday. We park in lay-by just outside Grasmere and climb to Allcocks Tarn, then cut across to join the main Fairfield Horseshoe route and climb to Heron Pike and Great Rigg. Then double back and descend to Stone Arthur. I never seem to get the next bit spot on, and today was no different. Not far out but could have taken a better line. Anyway we are soon down to the beck and are pleased to have carried wee flasks, a quick coffee did the trick.
It had turned wet, and we headed down to the road and then along to the Greenburn Valley; it's even wetter here and we trudge on and up, soon cutting left to join the main ridge which joins Calf crag with Helm Crag. It's an undulating path along the ridge, very muddy in places and slippery rocks in others, slow progress. At Bracken Hause we see no point in climbing to the summit so we drop steeply, and slippery, down to Stythwaite Steps and then up and round to Easedale Tarn.
We are are bit cold and wet and decide that's enough for today, the Blea Rigg / Silver Howe ridge would be hard going today and we are tired from having raced on Friday. So down to Grasmere and back to Cali, it's good to get changed and drink tea. Then into Grasmere to sausage rolls and to Ambleside for hot chocolate and 'seriously' ginger cake. A good day, but grim conditions.
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