Todays permitted exercise!

[Travs]

Yeah, it's a bit of bugger, definitely a case of try not think about it too much and one foot in front of the other.

Sounds like a good loop, Travs. When I was BG training I often used to park at Hartsop and do similar: up Hartsop Dodd, round to High Street, down to Boredale Hause, across to Helvellyn, Fairfield, Red Screes, Stoney Cove Pike and back down over Hartsopp Dodd. A good run out!

It's basically the Hodgson Brothers Relay route, but without dropping down to leg changeover points. It's actually featured on their website as the "Hodgson Four".... though i think the route you mention probably beats it for severity!

But yes, numerous loops around Patterdale to be had... one of my favourite valleys.