Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywagon & Seat Sandal

Roadside parking at Dunmail Raise next to the AA box

Heading in the direction of Thirlmere parallel with the main road.

Crossing Raise Beck

Interesting little fella

You can get through okay

Looking over to Nab Crags part of the Wythburn Fells range

Almost above Wythburn Car Park and the start of Thirlmere

Sharp right turn for the start of the climb towards Nethermost Pike

This was a pretty good and well engineered path - it's the first time up this route and it was pretty good - plenty of lovely views to take your mind off the hard work.

Birk Side ahead

And again...

The path meanders its way up the fell sides

Oh no - Clag arriving ! Is this the end of my views for the day ?

The path up to the top of Helvellyn can just be seen through the clearing cloud.

No - It soon cleared and gave me some fine photo opportunities. There's St Sunday crag

Helvellyn shelter

Catstye Cam

Swirral Edge

Looking busy

Lovely view down to Red Tarn with Ullswater in the distance

Striding Edge

Heading back towards Nethermost Pike

Looking back again towards Striding Edge

Dollywagon Pike summit

Looking back to the route I took from Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike

Heading down towards Grisedale Tarn with Seat Sandal (my next target) behind.

Fairfield

Gentle stroll around Grisedale Tarn

A bit loose underfoot on the ascent up the 'path' of Seat sandal - easier going up

Looking back towards the path up to Fairfield with St Sunday Crag behind

Dollywagon Pike from Seat Sandal

Seat sandal summit

A nice grassy descent (not really !)

Now I made a bit of a mistake here - I should have kept to the path which veered off to the right - but I decided to be clever and do an off path route directly towards my car thinking that the terrain would all be the same - It wasn't.

I spent quite a while picking my way through the loose rocks and fern on this very steep descent. Do-able but no fun. In future I'll keep to the path when I can't see the route clearly ahead.