Couldn't sleep the night before, so I set off at silly o clock. When I arrived at Mardale head car park it was still dark!!
The route was fairly straightforward. Up the Gatescarth pass, and then swing left following the fence line up to Branstree. The path keeps to the fence line along the ridge and then dipping and up to Selside Pike summit. From there I followed the (faint at times) path which meets the old Corpse road. The lakeside path was closed , so I walked along the road for the last mile, which was fine as there was very little traffic
A glorious clear day.
OS OL 5 - 6 miles.
