Fusedale

 It turned out that this short walking weekend would involve three routes in three small quiet valleys, Swindale, Fusedale and Boardale.
 Today was a couple of hours on the fells that encompass Fusedale. This small valley sits just south of Howtown so we began our route from the hause which seperates Martindale from the open land to the north. From there it was a direct ascent of Steel Knotts, round to the ruins at the top of Fusedale and then a gentle climb up to Wether Hill.

Once Wether Hill the cloud closed in and the visability dropped to a matter of yards. This wasnt really a problem as once we reached Loadpot Hill we had a straightforward descent down Dodd Gill. There was only us and a few Red Deer wandering over this pathless route. Fortunately by dropping down a couple of hundred feet we cleared the cloud and I was able to get the reference that I needed on this visit. Soon back in Fusedale we only had to skirt round the foot of Steel Knotts to return to our start.

Not an over exciting route but another day when we saw hardly a soul.