Kilometres walked : Saturday – 7.5, Sunday – 15km

Floors climbed : 160 (Sunday)

Sunday 26th March, 2023.

Our last ramble in the lovely Lakes District today. And what a beautiful day it turned out to be. The sun was shining and it started out several degrees warmer. One less thermal was worn😆 It was only a short walk at 15 km, but I can tell you the steepness of it more than made up for the shorter distance! We started by heading up past the Ambleside Waterfalls which were just magical, especially with the sun shining onto the green moss everywhere.💚 It was then after following a farm road for a little while we started the very steep and quite long ascent up to the top of Wansfell Pike ( which we can see from the back window of the cottage). With a few breather stops and of course to admire the view, we finally made it to the top where it instantly became about 5 degrees cooler. Pulling on the gloves and beanie and zipping the jackets back up we stood on top of the world to take in the 360 degree beautiful view. With the sun out we could see fells for miles. What a fabulous day.

It was then time to head straight down the other side to a little village called Troutbeck. With hoards of people coming down behind us ( where did they all come from ) we kept to the left and enjoyed the scenery as well as plenty of tiny lambs 💕 and then some very special calves. After asking a local farmer we found out that these beautiful cattle were Luing Cattle originally bred in The Inner Hebrides of Scotland. With fluffy red coats and little stocky legs the tiny calves were just adorable. ( Their mums were just as beautiful ) We then arrived into the very cute small village of Troutbeck where we indulged in a coffee and extremely yummy scone with the lot😊. It seems that around every corner is another tiny village that just oozes cuteness here in the lakes.

After filling our bellies we headed off for the last leg of our loop. More amazing scenery, more tiny lambs, more cute farmhouses and of course more mossy dry stone walls. What a special part of the earth The Lakes District is, especially Ambleside. Very magical indeed.