Route: a short walk to Crummock Water
Area: Western Lake District
Date of walk: 20th February 2014
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 1 mile
Ascent: nil
This wasn’t a walk really, it was more of a stroll. It had been a miserable day with constant rain and reluctantly I aborted my intended fell walk
Later in the afternoon, by now too late to go far, the rain stopped at last and there was just enough time to visit my favourite spot – the head of Crummock Water
Navigation is a simple affair – just park in the National Trust car park at Scale Hill and follow the wide track to the lake
The head of the lake is beautiful in all weather and today was no exception
For other walks here, visit my Find Walks page and enter the name in the ‘Search site’ box
Click on the icon below for a location map (a route map isn’t necessary for this short and simple walk
Scroll down – or click on any photo to enlarge it and you can then view as a slideshow – earlier that day, while waiting for the weather to clear, I took a few photos of the wildlife in the garden………
At Scale Hill car park now, Bonnie and Meg wait for me to open the gate - then they’ll be off to the lake like greyhounds out of the traps
The River Cocker is running high, but just keeping within its banks. Mellbreak is in the background
It’s an easy walk along the wide track to the head of the lake
Crummock Water
Bonnie
The fish ladder
