Walkhighlands

With plenty of holiday to use I headed for the South Lakes on Friday.

Initially driving through some heavy rain to get to Kentmere and the very narrow roads there. The usual car parking place was taken for a Church event but a helpful guy told me that a farmer had opened up a small car park for £3 for the day round the corner so I parked there.

I fancied a change from the usual round as I had only last done it back in 2014 so opted to walk through the valley to the Reservoir and take on Ill Bell's steep North East ridge (which is why I thought it may be worth putting this report live). This give me a better impression of the Kentmere valley on the whole.

The weather got better during the day with some good spells of sunshine. Ended up catching up the guy who helped me park near Harter Fell and we walked the rest of the round together.

Nice report and pics. An interesting variation on the usual round. The ridge looks like it would make a good ascent in winter conditions

It is nice to discover the Kentmere valley like that, Broggy. That is a direct aacent of Ill Bell worth doing. I did it in low cloud, which made an interesting climb. Your photos show it's pretty good with visibility too. A nice round.

That's a good long day Broggy with some work in it too Nice to see the weather improving throughout the day too, that's always a great feeling to see it clearing as you walk

Great pics and gradely report and walk Broggy1 It's good to know about the £3 parking as it is a bit tight around there. Thanks for posting