Last time I went up Silver How we went the direct route, from the southern end of Grasmere up Kelbarrow. It was rubbish weather and I was singularly unimpressed by this smaller fell with a good reputation - Today I was well impressed! Parking at the bottom of Dunmail Raise, we walked through Grasmere to Allen Bank and then up a lovely lane onto the open fell. We soon ascended onto Brigstone Moss and then the ridge that over looks the Langdales. Absolutely stunning views - well worth the detour, and all in what felt like spring weather! There were many faint paths to choose between that took us over to Silver How, which has good views over South Lakeland. We took a more direct descent route (well marked) and easily crossed Wray Gill, before rejoining our original route to return through Grasmere.
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| Walking up through the Juniper. |
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| Enjoying the sunshine.... |
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| A panorama. |
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| Zooming in to Bow Fell... |
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| ...and the Pikes. |
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| The Dale bottom. |
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| The plateau. |
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| Freshly laid frogspawn. |
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| More happy Herdies.... |
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| Looking back on the way up Silver How. |
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| The summit. |
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| Grasmere and Rydal. |
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| ..and looking down on Grasmere. |
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