Great Gable, Green Gable, Grey Knotts and Brandreth

A great walk in perfect conditions (yesterday). We parked at the National Tust carpark beside Honister slate mine and headed straight up the fence line path onto Grey Knotts - a gentle meander led to Brandreth and then given the cloud had cleared from Great Gable we went up onto Green Gable. Decision time - down onto Windy Gap (horrid scree erroded path) - which wasn't windy - then up onto Great Gable. It's always a good scramble up onto Gable and then a pleasant walk onto the top - cracking views! Surprisingly there were only 2 people on the summit and we really did see very few people during the day. I found the four species of club moss I had hoped to as well ...rather than coming back over Brandreth and the steep descent from Grey Knotts we headed on the lower route towards Fleetwith Pike...given the choice between doing Fleetwith and going to the cafe at Honister for cake - we chose cake! ..and it was excellent! ..Although I'm not counting - this took me to 50 Wainwright's second time round. 

The last vestiges of cloud on Great Gable ...from Grey Knotts with Brandreth and Green and Great Gable. 

A nice reflected sky. 

Looking down Ennerdale. 

Looking across to Langdale. 

Green Gable summit looking to Great Gable ...ignoring the drop off to Windy Gap! 

Views from the top of Great Gable - Wastwater. 

Piers Gill and the corridor route leading to the 'motorway' up Scafell Pike.

A great panorama. 

Looking across to Haystacks, High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike. 

Last of the Bog Asphodel - far too early this year! 

Fir, Stag's-horn, Alpine and Lesser Club Moss. 

Spore distribution from the Lesser Club Moss.