12.06 miles, 3,561 feet, 4 hours 2 minutes: Ambleside - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - around the rock step - Low/High Pikes - Hodgson Relay route south west of Dove Crag - back over Dove Crag - Scandale - Red Screes - south ridge - Golden Rule - Ambleside. Sunshine and high clouds, the cloud base was just below 3,000 feet. No rain. A moderate breeze from the north west. Terrain wet/saturated/slippery. Not many walkers on the fells, though town is quite busy. No runners seen.