LIFETIME of WALKS by DEREK HARWOOD

Lake District Walk  No. 38               Total 121 miles

Time Taken:  4.50 hrs   Distance:   Enjoyment:    Weather:  Cloudy
  10:30 am - 3:00 pm      8.5 miles           80%             Misty on tops

Temp:     Cloud:     Rain:    Visibility:    Ground Conditions:     Wild Life:
  18oC       100%        3%     Very Poor      Boggy in places        Sheep

Total AA:    Total MH:   Total LD:    Total AW:     Other:    Total Distance:
 711 mls      730.5 mls   1691.5 mls       121         893.5 mls     4147.5 miles

Companions:  (Derek)  Colin & BT Walking Group.          Walk led by Martin

Points of Interest:
Troutbeck Village       Trout Beck       Limefitt Park      Town Head
High Streeet            The Tongue        Froswick       Troutbeck Park
Threshthwaite Mouth         Park Fell Head         Stoney Cove Pike
Troutbeck Clapper Bridge         Ing Bridge          High Green

General:
Lakeland Walk with BT Walking Group. Two nights in bunk house with Colin
& BT mates in small bunk room sleeping seven. Colin drove and parked on
the minor road in Troutbeck Village. Walked down lane past Coach House to
'A592' and church. Walked through Limefitt Park camp site to track along
hillside. Continued past farms, an old tractor and a very unusual pulley
system on the hillside. When we reached 'The Tongue' hill we diverted onto
'High Street' Roman Road by jumping across the stream and climbing a
rickety fence, although the original path soon merged with track via a small
wooded bridge. Stopped at the head of the valley for dinner where the
discussions included bulls. Continued walking around the top of 'The Tongue'
into Park Fell Head with views of Threshthwaite Mouth just in the mist.
Watched a group of walkers progressing up the valley from Troutbeck Park,
we were hoping for clues for the best place to cross the beck and bank of
ferns, but they stayed on the west bank for the whole route upto the mouth.
Difficult walking on rocky and wet path through the Park to the farm.
Troutbeck Clapper Bridge very big and impressive. Picturesque water rapids
in wood just after clapper bridge and two small cupped hollows in the rock,
suitable for mixing paints. How old were the hollows? Plenty of barking
dogs locked in barns of Troutbeck Park Farm. Tarmac road from farm to Town
Head via Ing Bridge. Family with small children and pushchair lept from
road into gate entrance as two tractors sped past on Ing Bridge. Left the
tarmac road and continued up a rocky path to A592 where Colin collected
two huge bolders for his rock garden. His ruck sack was strained to limits
with weight. Returned to Troutbeck Village past well to Jim and his sore
foot waiting in lay-by near to phonebox.
www.streetmap.co.uk Start/Finish 340765/502740, via 342380/508280
 
Hazards:
Varied Lakeland walking along lanes and over rocky terrain. Wear good stout
footwear. Martin's book of low level walks very useful when mist is on the
tops. Trout Beck very inviting at times. Don't be tempted into a quick
dip, water always very cold in Lakes. Keep your socks on at all times.