Four Peaks

In search of something altogether more challenging we decided to head out from Limefitt down the Troutbeck Valley past the Tongue and up the side of the fells up to the old Roman Road of High Street near Mardale Ill Bell. For those of you who have ever wondered where Trout beck starts, here it is.

We made it to the top (a climb of about 2,000 feet from the park) just as the cloud settled on the peak so the astounding views were not quite what we expected.

However the skylarks that entertained us by soaring up and falling away, singing all the while made up for it.

As we carried on over the tops of Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke the cloud lifted a little and we saw the panoramic views that make this sort of walk worth while.

You can see Limefitt Park at the bottom of the valley between the ridge on the right of the picture and Windermere