Wansfell Pike and Baystones

Distance: 10.8 miles
Ascent: about 750m
Weather: wet start, sunny spells
Deer: 2
Red squirrels: 2
Wet feet: 2

Dark and rainy morning,  we thought we'd waited long enough before setting off but it was still very wet as we walked up Stockghyll (good weather for waterfalls) and up on to Wansfell. It was more sunny but windy up on the tops.

Our path led north up to Baystones, where we stood on some lumpy hillocks to make sure that we'd got the top as it's a Birkett.

The path then led us through wet grass and bog towards the road which we walked along for a little way before turning down a bridleway that was a little muddy,  but pretty, and we saw deer, red squirrels and blue tits.

We stopped for lunch at a bench in Troutbeck, joined by jackdaws and a robin,  then followed the track into Ambleside.