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Derwentwater June 2014

Day 7 Watendlath, Ashness Bridge and Waller Crag - the medium walk

Friday 6 June 2014


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Holiday Photos
Roger leads us from Rosthwaite
Towards Watendlath
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The easier group are on our heels led by Jan
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We see some interesting flowers
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And as we ascend
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We pause to name a few plants
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Including Butterwort (also spotted yesterday by the medium group)
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Looking back the fells cluster around the Borrowdale Valley
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We repass the easier group
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And stride away
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On a stony path
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Which descends
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To Watendlath for a coffee break
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Tadpoles bask in the sunshine
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Roger points to something at the end of the packhorse bridge
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Can you see it yet?
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A commemorative pebble
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A pack of (not horses) but cyclists rides across
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Continuing after our pleasant break we spot a Heath Spotted-Orchid
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And here is where the twp groups divide, we aim towards Keswick and the others are off to Lodore Falls
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Over the beck
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We notice a shuttlecock fern
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And arrive at a famous viewpoint
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With lots of fells to recognise
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We are quite high above Derwentwater
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A great view of Skiddaw with Bassenthwaite Lake beyond
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And a picture for a group calendar?
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Spot the duck competition
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Mike crossing Ashness Bridge
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More views to the coast
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Then we start the climb
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Via Falcon Crag
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The launch looks tiny with Catbells in the background
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Wonder what the joke was?
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We really can see the sea now
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On we go up to Walla Crag, about 1,200 feet high
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With an excellent view of the Keswick area
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A good place to pause
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With Blencasthra in the background
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We begin the long descent back to Keswick and round to Derwent Bank
top Photos and captions by Mike