Today is supposed to be foul weather: wind, rain, low cloud.
Packed away early and on our way For 6.30
Chris is prepared for wet weather, I decide to wait until the wet weather finds us
Walking through sleepy Dent village
Passing the Sun Inn brings back memories of walking the Dales Way with Sue and the children
The sky looks threatening, but bits of blue also. Dentdale is just so lush and green, it’s a delight; albeit with some threat
Rain still holding off, Chris decides he is overdressed
Our first sight of the Howgill Fells, in the cloud. We had discussed taking a lower level alternate route, and this confirms that decision
We arrive in Sedbergh just after 8. There is a small market where we buy provisions for two days lunches
No cafes are open, but the church is doing a coffee morning. Only £1 for tea or coffee, biscuits, and some most delicious simnel cup cakes. It’s a great atmosphere, and we leave a larger donation
Car crash!
This is outside the fire station and I assume part of a training exercise
The low level alternative is a very nice route, initially along the valley bottom
Past cascading streams
Through golden hillsides of gorse
Puddles full of tadpoles
Rivers crossed by ford
All in all a high quality route
The route crosses the Howgills via Wandale and then dropping into Ravenstone Dale. Wandale, without a road, is quite repopulated and full of old abandoned farm houses
All in all the rain has mostly held off and we feel quite lucky
We reach the village of Ravenstone and have a cheeky half in the Black Swan
before pitching our tents in a nearby campsite. They have opened a day early especially for us, and the facilities are superb
We return to the Black Swan for an excellent penultimate night meal
looks a great walk.
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