Frustratingly the best of the weather was reserved through the week only for a band of rain to return by weekend. We knew this when we planned the walk but decided to go ahead anyway. Rod had suggested we walk Mellbreak with a visit to Scale Force which David and I jumped at only for the forecast to worsen so we agreed that such a walk deserved a better forecast. One of David's new projects is to walk the valley's of Lakeland either as part of a high level walk or to simply visit a valley or valley's as per walk. When the forecast turned David suggested this walk had been on his radar anyway.
The walk starts in the heart of Patterdale from where we would head towards Hartsop via Crookabeck and Beckstones. From Hartsop we'd then head towards Cow Bridge taking in Brothers Water and Hartsop Hall before continuing into the Dovedale Valley. Had the forecast been better a visit to Dovedale Beck falls might have been on the cards but seeing as it had only just stopped raining we took in the views from the shores of Dovedale Beck instead.
Turning heel we'd retrace our steps back to Hartsop Hall before heading for Hartsop this time using the footpath on the east shore of Brothers Water. We still had some ground to cover and returned to Patterdale via Low Wood, the A592 and even breached the Deepdale valley for a few moments before arriving back in Patterdale 4 hours later feeling slightly damp but content that we'd made the best of an otherwise, very wet day. |