9.64 miles, 3,035 feet, 3 hours 8 minutes: Wansfell Pike, ascending via Blue Hill Road and the steps, descending via Hundreds Road and High Skelghyll. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 600 feet. Constant drizzle/light rain. A moderate wind from the south. Terrain saturated/streaming and very slippery. I saw about 10 walkers on the fell, and - in the valley - 1 runner.
This time last week the car parks were full - today they are almost empty.
8.48 miles, 3,135 feet, 2 hours 53 minutes: Wansfell Pike 3 times - once from the west and twice from the east - including the loop along the ridge to the true top, down to the top of Hundreds Road and back up again, and up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate. Overcast, with the cloud base above most of the high tops. A few minutes of drizzle. A moderate wind from the south west. The strong overnight wind has dried out some of the terrain, but a lot of it is still wet/saturated/streaming and slippery. I saw a couple of dozen walkers on the fell, and one runner in the valley.
10.72 miles, 3,446 feet, 3 hours 44 minutes: Loughrigg trails, ascending and descending via Fishgarths Wood, taking in Todd and Ivy Crags and Lily Tarn, and the loop going down to the road at High Close and back up the steps. Overcast, with some patches of blue sky; the cloud base was at about 1,500 feet where present. Intermittent drizzle, a moderate wind from the south west. Terrain saturated and slippery. Lots of walkers on the fell; only 1 other runner seen.
10.15 miles, 3,316 feet, 3 hours 20 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Borrans Road - Borrans Park - Stagshaw Gardens - Champion Tree Trail - Blue Hill Woods - Blue Hill Road - Wansfell Pike via the steps from the west - Hundreds Road - Ambleside. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,000 feet. Constant light/moderate precipitation, falling as snow above 800 feet. A moderate wind from the south. Terrain saturated/streaming and slippery. I saw about 20 walkers on the fell, and 1 other runner.
9.51 miles, 3,048 feet, 3 hours 15 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Clappersgate - Fishgarths Wood - Todd Crag - Lily Tarn - Ivy Crag - Loughrigg top - race route descent to High Close and back up again - old golf club - Miller Bridge - Rothay Bridge. Sunshine and clouds, mainly the latter, with the cloud base at about 2,500 feet. Intermittent drizzle/light rain/graupel. Terrain saturated and slippery. There was a snow line on some of the fells at about 2,000 feet; no snow/ice on Loughrigg. Quite a few walkers on the fell; 1 other runner seen.
7.43 miles, 2,491 feet, 2 hours 30 minutes: Wansfell Pike from the west, then from the east. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 750 feet. Continuous light/moderate rain. A moderate wind from the south. Terrain saturated/streaming and very slippery. The fell side is the wettest I have ever seen it: puddles and rivulets everywhere. I only saw 3 walkers on the fell, and no runners.
Intrepid stuff Mike. The weather has been foul here all day and currently ’tis a naughty night to swim in."Originally Posted by Mike T
Am Yisrael Chai
8.99 miles, 2,797 feet, 2 hours 50 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Clappersgate - Fishgarths Wood - Todd Crag - Lily Tarn - Ivy Crag - Loughrigg top - down past the old golf club - back up to Lily Tarn - Fishgarths Wood - Rothay Bridge. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,500 feet. No white stuff visible below this level. Almost constant drizzle/light/moderate rain, with some graupel showers. A very strong blustery wind from the west. The ground was not as wet as yesterday, but still saturated/streaming/very slippery. Very few walkers on the fell. I saw 1 other runner a couple of times - he may have been doing a recce on the Loughrigg Silver How race route as he took in Lily Tarn on the descent.
8.56 miles, 1,829 feet, 2 hours 19 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Under Loughrigg - Rydal Water - Grasmere shore - Deerbolts Wood - up the steps from Loughrigg Terrace - Loughrigg top - down past the old golf club - Miller Bridge - Rothay Bridge. Overcast, with some patches of blue sky. No distinct cloud base; no snow seen on any tops. Almost continuous drizzle/light rain. A strong wind from the south west. Terrain saturated/streaming/slippery. I saw 6 walkers on the fell, and 1 runner.
8.06 miles, 2,547 feet, 2 hours 38 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides (west then east). Overcast, with the cloud base at bout 2,500 feet. Occasional patches of blue sky. A moderate wind from the west. Constant drizzle/light rain. Terrain saturated/streaming and slippery. I saw 8 walkers on the fell, and 2 runners in the valley.
The fields near the Roman Ruins have been flooded for days, so I have not been going through them. It looks like we might get some relatively dry days in the middle of next week.
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