It was mid-afternoon when I reached the Lake District so just time for a little hill. This looked suitable. There is nowhere to park in Thackthwaite but there is space for a few cares at the roadside a short way to the north. The verges today were an explosion of wildflowers dominated by stitchwort and forget-me-not. Back up the road in the village there is a sign marked “Public Footpath Low Fell”. Following it took me to Low Fell with wonderful views over to the NW fells round Grasmore and south to the fells around Crummock Water. From there it is an easy an pleasant ridgewalk north to the trig point on top of Fellbarrow over Sourfoot Fell and Smithy Fell. Then easily home.
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