Todays permitted exercise!

11.17 miles, 3,307 feet, 3 hours 33 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Clappersgate - Todd Crag - Lily Tarn - Loughrigg top - down the race descent to the road at High Close - Elterwater Common - Silver How - High Close Arboretum - Loughrigg top - Miller Bridge - Rothay Bridge. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,500 feet. Some small transient patches of blue sky. A few minutes of drizzle. No significant wind. Terrain dry with good grip. Not many walkers about, apart from two large school groups. No other runners seen.

I avoided a lot of the race route between High Close and Silver How because of the bracken. The alternatives I took are longer and rockier, but I prefer them to the bracken.

A most wonderous day walking the Nantlle Ridge East to West. 8.6 miles in a moving time of 4hrs 11 mins and total time of 6hrs 19 mins. Some of the difference would be stopping to take photos, eat and rest and some of it is probably times when we appeared to be not moving as we toiled our way up the 2 rocky scrambles that required a bit of stopping and thinking! We climbed 3,163 feet.
If you are an aficionado of Snowdonia but have not yet done this walk I would most heartily recommend it. Its special. We met just 2 people all day...a pair of runners coming the other way.

Nantle is a cracking route, done it a few times years back walking or jogging with friends mainly. Well worth taking a day out for it.

Sounds like i need to take a look at this...

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Originally Posted by molehill

Nantle is a cracking route, done it a few times years back walking or jogging with friends mainly. Well worth taking a day out for it.

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I've only done it once, and that was along time ago, but I remember it being towards the 'epic' end of the scale - and very few people too.

I've no idea how to pronounce it correctly, however

Think we would start in Beddgelert, take in Hebog, Ogof and Lefn and then the ridge and back down to Rhyd-ddu. A sort of horseshoe shape, probably had a car at both ends or make your way back on the slate trail. Something like that anyway, can't remember exactly, worth doing and you get away from most of the crowds 👍

9.41 miles, 2,927 feet, 2 hours 58 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 3 sides (west, east, south-east) including up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,500 feet. Intermittent drizzle. No significant wind. Terrain damp/wet with good grip apart from wet rocks. I saw about a dozen walkers on the fell, and thirty or so runners with numbers on going over the Pike - apparently in "The 5 Passes" event - 32 miles.

Yet another new pair of X-Talon 260 V2s worn today - and another pair in the post - £91 from PB.

We did Rhyd Ddu to Llanlyfni. Stayed in an amazing bunkhouse at Llanlyfni and got a cab to Rhyd Ddu for an 8 am start.

11.79 miles, 3,571 feet, 3 hours 39 minutes: Ambleside - Low Sweden Bridge - around the rock step - Low Pike - High Pike - Dove Crag - Scandale - Red Screes - Roundhill Farm - Ambleside. Overcast, with the cloud base above the high tops; occasional patches of blue sky. No rain. Terrain dry with good grip. A moderately strong wind from the south. Very few walkers on the fells; only 2 other runners seen.

I went around the rock step because of the bracken on 2 of the 3 paths leading to it. I need to explore the third option.

8.61 miles, 2,498 feet, 2 hours 38 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including along the ridge to the true top, and up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate. Overcast with lots of high fluffy clouds; some patches of blue sky. Intermittent drizzle/light rain. A moderate breeze from the south west. Terrain damp/wet; grip good apart from on rock. Very few walkers about; no other runners seen.

The race descent is still very viable despite the height of the bracken.

There is another new cafe on Stockghyll Lane - Grove Barn - it is on the road past the turn off for the Pike.