On the eve of my 38th birthday, it would have been almost exactly 20 years since I'd spent a night under canvas - or in this case, lightweight sil nylon. After about nine months of day walks and Wainwright bagging, acquiring gear whenever I saw something that looked good value, it was finally time to take the plunge and extend a route over a couple of days.
A 30km circuit of the Northern Fells, starting at the Black Moss layby. (Wainwright Book 5: The Northern Fells)
If I could keep up a rate of 8 Wainwrights per week, this process will not take long! Saturday 14th added four more to the total, those being Carrock Fell, High Pike, Great Sca Fell, and Knott. According to the GPS track, this is 20km and took about 6 hours. Main downside to the route is my choice of parking, which meant the walk ended with about 5km along tarmac.
An easy 20km circular route, starting north of Mosedale village. (Wainwright Book 5: The Northern Fells)
