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Setting off from Rosthwaite National Trust Car Park (free for members, arm and a leg if not) we walked up the smallest Wainwright Fell of Castle Crag. Head through the farmyard and follow the track to the river. Follow the river crossing New Bridge. Keep following the river till the path splits and head through the gate starting your ascent up the hill following the obvious path. You plateau...

Cheat code Wainwright walking. Hiking up Latrigg, one of the smaller Wainwright fells at 368m, the hike from Keswick is a 6.5km hike climbing nearly 270m. Parking at the top of Gale Road it’s merely a 2km walk climbing just 90m. And for such little effort the views, even on not the brightest days,  are stunning.

So not quite the snow blitz that was forecast for the county. But the high tops have got their hats on. Today the Helvellyn range could be seen white for the first time this year. You can track the conditions on Helvellyn by following The Fell Top Assessors.Each winter, usually from December to March, the Fell top assessors walk up Helvellyn to check conditions, take photos and supply a report...