T6 monkeys Adventures

It was an early alarm as we had a table in The Station Inn at Ribblehead booked at seven that evening. We parked there overnight, there's no charge for vans if your using the pub.  From there first on our route was Whernside, about two and half miles from the viaduct, the path follows the railway line crossing over it as it starts to rise. Passing a waterfall on your left side the incline increases.  Reaching the top you carry on past the summit cairn the path takes you back down and towards a farm, alot of work has been done to improve the path.  The farm runs a campsite and small cafe doing drinks, snacks and a toilet, pint of orange juice with ice goes down well. Carrying on through towards the main road turn left and past another campsite attached to a pub this time. The footpath is signed just after these. The terrain is a little different on this side of the road. Limestone makes up most of the Dales formed millions of...

Our walk starts on Blakeley Raise above Ennerdale Bridge, we parked by the road just past  Kiniside Stone Circle  the footpath to Cragg Fell is about 100 yards along the road. The wooden signpost is on the left leading towards a gate and the plantation, following the track through the trees and up the fell till we reached a stile on the left hand side and a footpath going up to the first summit of the day.  The summit cairn is accompanied by a shelter, very welcome on the day, visibility was low and the wind was picking up. We took advantage and stopped for dinner. The next summit lies in front overlooking Ennerdale water, we set off along the footpath as the clouds came down and the enevitable soaking followed. We arrived at Cragg Fell before the clouds had left giving just brief glimpses of the fells and water, we waiting just past the cairn weighing up our options. The path goes right from the summit leading down the fell...