A look at the weather for The Lake District for the rest of the week I was here, suggested Tuesday would be the best day that was left. With heavy rain on Wednesday and some rain each of the rest of the days. I decided therefore to hit a bigger fell whilst the views would still be with me. Grasmoor is the highest of the North Western fells and grouping it with Wandope and Whiteless Pike provides a good round walk, a finish along Rannerdale Knotts gives it an extra gloss, to an already superb walk. The ascent up Lad Hows was steep, but there are worse up Grasmoor, the path was excellent and easy to follow only a tricky scree section near the top to worry about. The strong wind made it an tricky experience but not too bad, the rest of the path and views though made for a fine walk. Highly recommended.
Start – Hause Point, Rannerdale
Route – Rannerdale – Lad Hows – Grasmoor – Wandope – Thirdgill Man – Whiteless Pike – Whiteless Breast – Rannerdale Knotts – Hause Point
Distance – 5 miles Start time – 8.45am Time taken – 5 hrs Highest Point – Grasmoor 852m
Weather – Sunny, some cloud and blowing a hoolie!!
On the drive down to Loweswater, it looks like it is going to be a sunny dayGrasmoor from the car park at RannerdaleAutumn in Rannerdale with Whiteless Pike behindMellbreak across Crummock WaterRannerdale Knotts my last fell of the day, the High Stile ridge behindAlmost at the top of Lad Hows with the ridge to Grasmoor leading onwardsHazy day across the top end of RannerdaleThe steep path slowly zigzags up to GrasmoorRannerdale Knotts and Lad Hows way below as I climb the last part to Grasmoor, had to kneel to take this photo in the windWhiteless Pike belowWandope with the Helvellyn ridge away in the distanceGrasmoor summit shelter, much needed today, with some strange clouds over The ScafellsLovely, just windy, very windy!!Like a mushroom! The Scafells with Great Gable just to the leftLayers and layersGrisedale Pike looks very pointy from here as I head towards WandopeThe ridge to Whiteless PikeLooking back to GrasmoorWandope summit with Ard Crags below and the Helvellyn ridge in the distanceWhiteless Pike ahead, Buttermere to its left and a piece of Crummock Water to the rightLooking back up to Thirdgill Man left and Wandope to the right (you have to cross to Thirdgill Man to come down the ridge to Whiteless Pike)The brilliant Lad Hows ridge to GrasmoorThe final fell of Rannerdale Knotts and fabulous views along Crummock WaterGrasmoor left, Whiteless Pike on the right from the ridge along Rannerdale KnottsButtermere from Rannerdale KnottsLow Fell at the far end of Crummock WaterButtermere again as I head back to the car down off the front of Rannerdale Knotts
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