Silver Howe
We had a little guidance from Wainwright's "The Central Fells", which offered a nice route up Silver How from Chapel Stile, so it was nice not to have to use the car for a change. We started up through the bracken, soon gaining height and views which were lovely in the bright sunlight.
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| Bracken and bright sunlight |
It was pretty hot and a ewe and her lamb were preferred to stay in the shade rather than run away from us- we passed within a metre of them.
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| Unperturbed ewe and her lamb |
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| Sunlit uplands |
The walk to the top of Silver How was steady but interesting with undulating slopes and we made our way to the top without difficulty, notwithstanding not quite the route suggested by Wainwright.
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| Almost dolomitic path |
After a break at the top we took a different route down which was quite steep to take us to a point between Grasmere and Dale End. We (inadvertently) followed a Corpse Road, stopping in a lovely spot with a view of the lake and opposite a (Victorian?) bench which was partly covered in vegetation.
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| Nearing the Corpse Road |
We passed the occasional building ripe for renovation for use as AirBnbs.
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| More moss than slates! |
We worked our way back to Chapel Stile and enjoyed an ice cream at the Langdale Co-Op Shop, a well-stocked little store in the centre of the village.
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| Langdale Co-Op window display |
A walk of 5.9 Miles with 530m ascent, 4½ hours.
