Sat 20 Jun 2015
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| Summit Grange Fell (Brund Fell on OS maps) |
Poorish weather all the way north and some light drizzle at Watendlath didn't prevent us from reaching the top of Brund Fell (Grange Fell). The picture above was taken on a very cold day but in clearer weather on 30 January 2010. Today on account of the wet grass and heather we didn't make a real attempt to get over to visit King's How.
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| Andrew on the summit |
We descended instead to the popular path to the summit of Great Crag, which I had also visited five years ago. It was easier this time to determine the true top.
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| The summit of Great Crag is on the skyline |
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| Watendlath Tarn is just visible |
I recall finding it difficult to identify the actual top of Great Crag on my previous visit.
On our way back to Watendlath we met some gallant people with shovels and spades who were volunteers for Fix the Fells; we had a chat with them and they gave us their cards.
After lunch by the tarn we drove to Ashness Bridge, and I was glad to see that the Scout Hut*, was still in place. We took photos and spoke to a gentleman from Barrow who visits the spot regularly. He had a hip replacement last year but will not easily give up his fell walking. The weather had been improving for some time and now out came the warm sun, which we enjoyed for the rest of the day.
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| The most photographed Lakeland bridge? |
We then dropped down to Grange where we parked alongside the road before walking along the old quarry lane up to Castle Crag. Andrew went all the way to the top, but I stayed just below the spoil heaps and took some photos of the jaws of Borrowdale.
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| Castle Crag |
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| Nearly at the top, looking north |
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| High Spy |
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| Rosthwaite from Castle Crag |
As usual in the Lake District after 5 pm there was nowhere to buy a drink or an ice cream so we set off for home.
*The Scout Hut above Asnhess Bridge could be hired by parties of walkers and in the nineteen seventies our school campers stayed there for a long weekend.
