By mentioning Ullscarf in a previous blog post, I realised it had probably been over twelve months since I last walked the Central Fell of Ullscarf. I decided to start from Dob Gill picking off a previously un-ascended Birkett top of Brown Rigg and since it had been even longer since I had last visited Harrop Tarn I planned to descend over Castle & Nab Crags with a small detour to include the tarn. With a predicted cloud-base of 200m, a 30% chance of clear summits & the fact everything was well & truly in cloud when I set off, to say I wasn't expecting much was an understatement.
A short distant down the road a gate takes you onto the open fell between the trees...
