Personally I would rather have been enjoying the snow on the higher fells but hopefully it will still be there later in the week when I get the opportunity to get out properly
I had forgotten to pick up Vol 8 from the kitchen table on my way out but this wasn't important as I'd already decided to approach these from along the Dales Way. At the junction of the B5284/Cleabarrow Road (about 200yds East of the golf course) there is parking for about four cars - an ideal out of town starting point.
With hindsight I wish after the quick climb up Brant Fell the other week, I'd continued along the Dales Way to pick off these three!
Cleabarrow Road & part of the Dalesway, parking here for around four cars...
after the houses are past it begins to look a little more rural...
a good track...
gives way to grass!!!
Schoolknott Tarn, couldn't see any of the promised toads...
School Knott's summit & Windermere...
Grandsire (L) & the nameless summit (R) from Schooll Knott...
back at the tarn, still no toads and a choice between a gate or stile...
Grandsire's summit cairn, looking back to School Knott...
I followed the ridgeline & found a handy stile...
this sheep hole is another option, or you have a choice of two gates...
Grandsire's interesting side...
nameless summit, looking back to Grandsire...
& to School Knott, a warning to those with summit OCD the stony outcrop on the other side of the wall looks higher!!!
descending back to the Dales Way...
Open Access Land - a lot more welcoming then the Staveley Outliers on the other side of the A591!!!
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