| Date ... | Tuesday, 17 March 2009 |
| Distance ... | 5.0 miles |
| Ascent ... | 900 feet |
| Time ... | 2 hours 30 mins |
| Weather ... | 12 ºC, light winds, sunny and dry |
| Summits ... | None |
| Start ... | Buttermere village - National Trust Pay + Display car park (NY173171) |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº4 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Pictorial Guide Nº6 - The North Western Fells by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 0718140672) |
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The route map of our walk
Kirk Fell (left) and Great Gable (right) from the car park of the Wasdale Head Inn
Mosedale Beck and Kirk Fell, from behind the Inn
Another view of Kirk Fell and Great Gable
A totally different view of Mosedale and Pillar this morning than yesterday afternoon
Looking along Wastwater towards Great Gable, with the Sca Fells on the right, from Overbeck Bridge
Yewbarrow with Great Gable in the distance from further down Wastwater
Walking along the road towards Buttermere from the National Trust car park
The Fish Hotel with Red Pike behind
Looking back towards Buttermere village from the sore of Buttermere, with the NW fells behind
Looking along the lake from the same spot towards Fleetwith Pike
The winter storms washed lots of stones down Sourmilk Gill
Low Fell in the distance, with Meallbreak on the left and a glimpse of Crummock Water
I just loved the colours of the rocks in Sourmilk Gill and the water running over them
Buttermere and Fleetwith Pike
Grasmoor, Whiteless Pike, Crag Hill and Scar Crags from the shores of Buttermere
A similar view from further along the shore
Sheena teasing Tim with a stick he'd found, click on the link to see him jumping for it! Jumping Tim
High Snockrigg and Robinson
Err, what did you say again about not getting all wet as you'd forgot to bring my towels?????
Rannerdale Knotts, Grasmoor and Whiteless Pike
Looking across the lake towards Goat Crags
Fleetwith Pike
Looking along Warnscale Beck from Peggy's Bridge
Gatesgarth Cottage with High Stile behind
High Stile and Dodd from the Buttermere pines
A similar view from a little further along the shore line, Red Pike is just starting to be seen behind High Stile
High Stile and Burtness Combe
Looking back to Fleetwith Pike
Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks
Meallbreak and Dodd
The tunnel that the path passes through on the eastern side of the lake
Haystacks and High Crag
One last look back towards the lake before we headed to the village
Heading towards the farm yard, the village is just beyond, and the end of a lovely spring walk