the White Horse Inn at Scales - starting point of the walk

the lane from Scales to Mousthwaite Comb

view south from the lane to Great Dodd and Clough Head with the busy A66 just below

the path into Mousthwaite Comb

looking back down Mousthwaite Comb from near the top

Sharp Edge from the top of Mousthwaite Comb

Souther Fell from the slopes of Scales Fell

traversing Scales Fell with the A66 and Great Mell Fell below

looking down on Scaley Beck and the ridge of Doddick Fell with the Dodds beyond

Sharp Edge and Scales Tarn with Bowscale Fell beyond

zooming in on Sharp Edge

looking over the Hall's Fell ridge to Thirlmere

looking back down the ascent ridge from the new zigzag path ..

.. and again from the summit

the west ridge to Gategill Fell from the summit

cornices on the approach to Gategill Fell

Thirlmere from Gategill Fell

looking back to the summit from Gategill Fell - very windy up here

Derwentwater from Gategill Fell ..

.. and from the descent over Blease Fell

Helvellyn, Thirlmere and st John's in the Vale from the slopes of Blease Fell

the descent path looking west to Derwentwater, Latrigg and the fells beyond

zooming in south to Helvellyn, High Rigg and Thirlmere

Lonscale Fell from the descent path

Latrigg with the Coledale fells beyond

the path heading down with High Rigg and Tewet Tarn straight ahead

Derwentfolds on the path back to Keswick

the footpath near Derwentfolds

looking back at the Blease Fell end of Blencathra

looking down on the River Greta from the path through Brundholme Woods

looking back along the path in Brundholme Woods