I had been trying to count how many times I had climbed
Skiddaw and I think it must be in the region of eight times (and counting).
Three of those times were over the last few years as it seems to have become a
family hill as once a year my family and I meet in Keswick for a few nights of
walking, eating and drinking (but not always in that order).
This walk features
the largest amount of people so far in my blog posts this year. There were
Jack, Andy, Kath, John-Paul, Emily, Evie and Jack (2 – Emily’s BF) and Sally
the dawg. We started from Low Briary, where we were staying, walking along the
disused train track, but one can just start at the old train station (no longer
in use).
We headed up and along the road to the roundabout, turning left, we
walked along here for a few minutes at Briar Rigg, then turned right at an obvious
sign post. This path is also part of the Cumbria Way. We walked on, passing the
side of Latrigg hill and then to the top of a road.
It’s a tough walk from
here, up and along a zig-zagging path and then along to the summit. This year
it was a bit misty at the top, but there was no rain. Once down, it was back
down via the same route to Keswick for a pint of Cocker Hoop… or two…
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