Setting off this morning from the east side of
Coniston Water and walking up through Dodgson Wood, arrived at Low
Parkamoor to head south
onto
Bethecar Moor. The day was warm and sunny, but the views were hazy.
We watched the ferry boat chugging up the lake heading to the landing stage near
Brantwood (John Ruskin's house, now a museum). There were very few yachts out on the lake, possibly because there was hardly any breeze.
By the time we reached High Light Haw in the early afternoon the views were clearing. It was a wonderfully still day as we continued the walk along the top of the moor, through the dying russet coloured bracken, and trying to avoiding the rich green moss that warned of bog beneath.
Reaching the end of the moor we started our descent towards Allen Tarn
and down to the village which may make an appearance in ABC Wednesday this coming week.
Down by the roadside we took a slight diversion to look at the River
Crake. Here it is as it exits Allen Tarn at the start of its journey to the sea.
Dow Crag (left) and Coniston Old Man (right)We returned over the fields to continue our route
along the rough track back to our start. The
Coniston Range dominates the lake and surrounding areas. This is the most southerly of the mountain ranges of the Lake District.
