After our mini heatwave Autumn it would seem returned to the Lakeland fells with lower than advarage temperatures mixed in with low cloud and the odd shower. Because of this I have planned two Outlying walks where hopefully I would remain below the cloud in a area of the district that isn't particulaly new to me but new ground and certainly new summits.
The first of todays two walks will take in the Outlying summits around Devoke Water by following in the same route as Wainwright in an anti-clockwise direction, a walk that I have always wanted to do long before coming up with the idea to complete the Outlying Fells and today I got that chance.
Even in low cloud this route can be enjoyed and as I mentioned to the lads a return trip is already planned where instead of following Wainwrights original route I'll lap up a collective of Outliers including the Devoke Water fells perhaps from the Corney Fell road safe in the knowledge that I know the joys of walking in this area of Lakeland can bring.
But for today we are guided by Wainwright when even on the odd occasion we even managed to follow his instructions word for word. |