Grasmere to Patterdale

The centre of Grasmere from my bedroom window. Everything
was grey, dark and wet.

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The narrow path follows the edge of the stream, Tongue Gill,
up the Great Tongue to Hause Gap. 

The rough stony path was easy to follow. It seemed impossible
to get lost, that was until the mist decended. 

Our path can be seen on the left, running along the lower
 slopes of the hillside. In the distance Grasmere in which
William Wordsworth penned many of his best known poems.

The hillsides above the Great Tongue are rugged and scree covered. 

Approaching Hause Gap where Tongue Gill commences it's
downhill fall. 

Grisedale Tarn as the cloud lifted. The mist remained at
 this level and prevented us from taking the path up the
side of the far mountain side. This path lead to the brutal peaks
 of Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike and the most famous
peak of all, Helvellyn.

Our way followed the edge of Grisdale Tarn which was comfortable
easy and safe. 

Looking back westward across Grisedale Tarn. 

We followed the Grisdale Valley route along the valley floor.
The alternative routes, weather permitting, are: to the north (left)
the Helvellyn route: or on the south (right) the St Sunday route.
Note: the path was a running stream.

The long view down Grisdale Valley with the beck clearly visible. 

The northern face of Grisdale Valley below the Helvellyn route.
Once again rugged thin soil country.

The long foll of Ruthwite Beck. 

At the end of Grisdale Valley human habitation can be seen by
cultivation and fields. 

The rough stony path demands care from trekkers. Some
local inhabitants (sheep) on the hillside. 

The mist plated tricks on us right across the Lake District.
Nowhere though put on so interesting a display as St Sunday heights.