7th April 2007

With it being a bank-holiday weekend, we scratched our heads trying to think of somewhere quiet where we could walk. Clearly Buttermere and Grasmere were out of the question and so we decided to go north o' Skiddaw.

It was a beautiful day as we set off for Carrock Fell (2174 ft). We parked just further on from Mungrisedale and headed off up a nice green path. However, we soon realised that it was taking us up the long way on to Carrock Fell; therefore, we Cowboy-Royed it across a beck and on to the more direct path up the fell. We were on the top in no time and started off to High Pike (2157 ft). We passed a fell-runner and a couple of other people, but it was decidedly quieter than anywhere else would have been.

After a quick rest on the bench we headed back down the fell, following the longer path and, with a bit of confusion, made it back down to the car in no time at all.

New fells: Carrock Fell and High Pike