11.36 miles, 3,273 feet, 3 hours 31 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Rothay Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - Low Pike - High Pike - Scandale - Red Screes - Golden Rule - Ambleside. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,500 feet. A moderate breeze from the north. A few minutes of drizzle. Terrain damp/wet/saturated and slippery inlaces, particularly the rocks. Not many walkers on the fells; I saw about a dozen other runners.
One cuckoo heard today.
A new trod has appeared in the grass away from the wall above the rock step - it looks very useful - I will try it the next time I come down from Low Pike.