So this was the first real walk in the Lakes on this holiday, it was the day after the wedding, so we weren’t really up and at it first thing. Still we left the house around 10am to head across the Whinlatter Pass to the parking which is roadside along the side of Loweswater. Booted up we were off up the path signposted for Mosser Fell, heading first for Fellbarrow. The sides of Fellbarrow involve plenty of bracken but there are a couple of paths through it and once on top we could take advantage of the slight breeze. This week was the start of the extremely hot weather at the start of August, the south was already burning in 30+ degrees and the Lakes was due to follow, this day rose to mid twenties so apart from the end it wasn’t too bad. The walk from Fellbarrow to Low Fell is the real highlight of this walk with the ever improving views ahead and really good views to the left over the Vale of Lorton. Once you get near to Low Fell the views really open up down along Crummock Water to Buttermere, backed by Haystacks and the High Stile ridge. Our route back was aimed at avoiding the boggy ground between Low Fell and Darling Fell, and trying not to ascend Darling Fell in the heat. In the end we chose to head behind Darling Fell as I wasn’t sure there was a path around the front (Buttermere side) which circled its base. The marked path on the map goes straight up and down crossing the fell, and it was just too warm to consider it, we did manage to pick up sheep paths on our route before joining a good grassy path back to the Mosser Fell road. A lovely little walk this one which I was keen to do in good clear weather to get those views down from Low Fell, they are well worth the effort to get them.

Start – Roadside parking Waterend

Route – Askhill – Mosser Fell – Fellbarrow – Smithy Fell – Low Fell – Mosser Fell – Askhill – Waterend

Distance – 6miles    Start time – 10.45am   Time taken – 4hrs 30mins  Highest Point – Low Fell 423m

Weather – Sunny and hot, some cloud to bring the temp down a bit