Latrigg, Lonscale Fell & Skiddaw from Keswick

Roadside parking on the outskirts of Keswick (Crosthwaite) near the Pheasant pub

On the Cumbria Way heading straight for Latrigg

Crossing the A66

Almost at the top of Latrigg looking down on Keswick and Derwent Water

Todays targets - Skiddaw & Skiddaw Little Man as I press on towards Latrigg summit

The climb up Jenkin Hill with a look back on this impressive view

Lonscale Fell summit. It was a short out and back from the main path from Jenkin Hill

Great Calva

After joining the 'super-highway' 'path after Skiddaw Little Man - I followed everybody else up to the top of Skiddaw. I'm not a big fan of Skiddaw summit - It always seems cold & grey up there, probably due to all the slate scree and it's usually windy when I get there. I am also not a big fan of the scree path from Carl Side that many follow on the climb up. But the views are really good here especially the Ullock Pike/Longside ridge seen on this photo with Bassenthwaite in the background

After descending from Skiddaw to Bakestall and then down Birkett Edge, I reached the Cumbria Way and Dash Falls. The path at the back of Skiddaw is very long and quiet - but easy going after all that earlier climbing and descending. This is the footbridge crossing of the River Caldew on the Cumbria Way.

Brundholme Woods

River Greta

This area still shows the scars of all the major flooding in 2015 (Storm Desmond)

Railway walks - Can't get any flatter !! - nice and rewarding after a long tiring day

Under the A66 this time

River Greta again with Latrigg behind

Keswick Railway Station - nicely preserved

Last views of Skiddaw & Little Man as I head back to the car

Todays walk

and Latrigg....