Distance: 12.5 miles
Ascent: 550m
Weather: sunny intervals, warm
Cormorants, ducks, stonechats, robin, housemartins. Buzzards, ravens.
We caught the first steamer to Pooley Bridge at 9.45, the walk to the jetty the sunniest part of the morning.
We took the path up to the hills above the town, turning along the high path passing the stone circle. Along here many walkers headed up onto the higher hills, although not all.
Lunch was had on a bench just beyond Howtown, it was a fine bench and much admired.
The sun came out and it was warmer later on. My knee decided eight miles in was about the time to start hurting. We had a sit on a rock overlooking the lake, where many people were out boating and adventuring - some not so keen.
We rounded off the walk with a couple of beers in the hotel beer garden.
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