27th april 2012 Rowling end

Long awaited break in the Lake District after months of working away. We stayed at a holiday cottage at Rowling End Farm in the Newlands Valley. Stepping outside the front door to our cottage (The Mouse House) you are presented with a magnificent view of Cat Bells

Cat Bells

Derwent Water

Arrived at 4 PM, and after unloading the car, I went for a short walk to check out the footpaths on the other side of the road to the farm. Climbing the bank up to the road from the farm there is a footpath about 20 yards to the right. This climbs steadily around the base of Rowling end. A soon as I hit a left turn of the footpath heading upwards I took that turn. The path (which I checked later wasn’t on the map) was pretty much a beeline to the Eastern end of Rowling end. At various points the path disappeared and I had to scramble. About 4 fifths of the way up…as the scrambling was getting more difficult I stopped, take a breath , and some photos (great views down the Newlands Valley and Derwent Water. At that point I decided to turn back on account of :-

·        I had told Anne I would only be out for half an hour (45 mins already gone)

·        I am rubbish at scrambling

·        No map

Not a full walk I know…..but a  nice warm up for the week ahead

Skiddaw

Distinctive shape of Causey Pike dominates the skyline

 

About 1.5 miles OS OL4 The English Lakes