Friday broke and the weather wasn’t overly kind, the cloud was down again however it said brighter things would be with the Western Lakes by midday. I headed out after lunch for something easy, something new and preferably something not boggy (after all the rain we’d had!). I decided on a little North Western fell which was a simple 10 minute drive from Dean (where I was staying) and required very little effort. In fact I’d say this is the easiest Wainwright I have climbed to date.
| Start – Roadside Wythop Church |
| Route – Sale Fell – Wythop Church |
| Distance – 2 miles Start time – 12.50pm Time taken – 1 hr Highest Point – Sale Fell 359m |
| Weather – Cloudy but warm |
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Lake Bassenthwaite and Binsey as I make my way up from the church
Wythop Church in the trees
More of Bassenthwaite as I climb a bit higher
Looking back down the path
Skiddaw with its head in the clouds as always
Where I was yesterday, although I had no clouds then. Broom Fell with a wispy cloud on the right and Lord’s Seat to the left in the cloud
Sale Fell summit looking to nearby Ling Fell
Skiddaw from Sale Fell, Dodd to the right
Dodd on the left, looking towards Keswick from Sale Fell
Zooming in on Dodd
And again on Keswick with St Johns church spire clear to see
The cloud clears from Lord’s Seat
Not sure this has a name, but that’s Embleton village on the right so I’ll call it Embleton Vale!!
Inside Wythop Church and back to the car
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