19. A Circular Walk Around Loughrigg Fell

A mention of Skelwith Bridge, a look at Loughrigg Tarn, Rydal Hall and Cafe!

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This page illustrates and describes a circular anti-clockwise walk with Loughrigg Fell as the 'centre of gravity'!

41. Circular Walking over Loughrigg Fell from Brathay

 Circular walk from Skelwith Bridge via Loughrigg Tarn

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Convenient parking near the Skelwith Bridge Hotel

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: The rolling countryside around Skelwith Bridge

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Loughrigg Tarn and surrounding lands, now managed by the National Trust

You can walk directly over to Loughrigg Tarn from Skelwith Bridge, note the old multi-holed gate post!

The old gatepost and the tree-lined path through Neaum Crag

The scene above Loughrigg Tarn

Loughrigg Tarn, Cumbria, Lake District National Park, England

Winter scenes at Loughrigg Tarn

The hills above Loughrigg Tarn, Cumbria, England

Loughrigg Tarn in Winter

Walking up from Loughrigg Tarn to the National Trust managed High Close Estate

Walking through the National Trust's High Close Estate, Loughrigg Tarn

High Close Arboretum

Decision time!

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Loughrigg Tarn

A Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk including Rydal Water and Rydal Hall

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Looking towards the Langdale Pikes and Little Langdale from near Tarn Foot.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Looking south-east to Lake Windermere from below Ivy Crag on Loughrigg Fell.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Looking down to Fox Ghyll and Loughrigg Holme from the eastern slopes of Loughrigg Fell.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: In the distance, Low Pike on the right and Rydal Fell on the left.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Looking down into the valley of the River Rothay.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Where the path heading for Rydal meets the minor road and the River Rothay at the house called Fox Ghyll

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Cote How just across the River Rothay, south of Rydal.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Crossing the River Rothay at Rydal by the Badger Bar en route to Rydal Hall or Rydal Mount, while a still and patient heron looks on.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District:  The Rydal Lodge Hotel, but we chose to have a picnic in a bus shelter with a leaking roof.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: An interesting stone sculpture in the grounds of Rydal Hall.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: The formal gardens of Rydal Hall

Rydal Hall

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: The front facade of Rydal Hall

Looking at the thick ice in the fountain!

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Looking south across the gardens of Rydal Hall

The landscape below Rydal Hall.

	Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: The Old School Room Tea Shop ('Dogs and muddy boots welcome') is by the side of a tumbling waterfalls of the Rydal Beck (runs into River Rothay). A turbine is used to generate hydroelectricity from the fast water flow.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: View of Rydal Hall from the south-east.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: View of Rydal Hall from the south-west.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District:  Passing Cote How again on our way to Rydal Water

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Walking on the southern shore of the lake of Rydal Water.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Heron Pyke from across Rydal Water.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Nab Scar on the southern slopes of Heron Pike.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Looking down on Grasmere lake from Loughrigg Terrace.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Lake Grasmere.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District:  Heading south down the minor road towards Loughrigg Tarn, on the right is the lovely woodland of the National Trust's High Close Garden.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Looking west from the track down to Loughrigg Tarn.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Looking towards the Langdale Valley from above Loughrigg Tarn.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Loughrigg Tarn in the late afternoon light.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: The last of the colours of autumn near Loughrigg Tarn.

Loughrigg Fell Circular Walk, Lake District: Last view of Loughrigg Tarn with the Langdale Pikes in the distant right.

Loughrigg Fell viewed from the A591 road, looking across Rydal Water.

41. Circular Walking over Loughrigg Fell from Brathay

A Lake District National Park Index

2a. Grasmere to Easedale Tarn Walk

2b. Grasmere Village, St Oswald's Church and Dove Cottage

2c. Circular walk high up on hills above around Easedale Tarn including Helm Crag and Sergeant Man

3. Walking around Kentmere and refreshment in Staveley

4a. Ambleside - Wansfell Pike - Troutbeck Circular Walk (Part 1, see below)

4b. Troutbeck Village, Jesus Church, Town End, and walk back to Ambleside (Part 2)

6. Borrowdale - Walla Crag - Derwent Water - Keswick Walk, Lake District

7a. Walking around Buttermere, Lake District * 7b. Autumn Scenes around Buttermere

11. Borrowdale Circular Walk: Seatoller - Rosthwaite - Castle Crag, Lake District

12. A late Autumn walk up Cat Bells, Lake District

14. Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere & Blackwell House, Lake District

15. Walking around Rydal Water and Grasmere Lake and the Coffin Walk, Lake District

16. Walking in Great Langdale Valley and climbing all the Langdale Pikes, Lake District National Park

17. Climbing Coniston Old Man, Lake District

19. A Circular Walk Around Loughrigg Fell, Loughrigg Tarn and Rydal Hall

20. Skelwith Bridge, Colwith and Elterwater Circular Walks, Lake District

21. Views from Orrest Head, Windermere, Lake District and walking to Troutbeck from Windermere

23. Walking by Windermere and a circular walk from Far Sawrey via Moss Eccles Tarn

31. Brathay Church, Holy Trinity Church

32. Walking around Tarn Hows, Lake District

33. Brantwood House, John Ruskin's House, Coniston, Cumbria

34. The Village of Hawkshead, Parish Church, Cumbria

38. Climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite in the Lake District

40. Circular walk from Keswick via the Latrigg viewpoint (includes part of Keswick Railway walk)

41. Circular Walking over Loughrigg Fell from Clappergate and Brathay

42. A 'Railway' walk from Keswick to Threlkeld and the Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (got the bus back!)

44. Walking from Genridding, Patterdale and Ullswater

46. A climb up Helvellyn from Thirlmere reservoir

50a Wasdale (a) Views of Wasdale, Cumbria, Wast Water, Wasdale Head and other features

50b. Wasdale (b) A Wasdale walk from Greendale over Seatallan and Buckbarrow

50c. Wasdale (c) The Wasdale Headbangers 50th reunion

50d. Walking in Miterdale and the Bower House Inn, Eskdale

51. St Mary's Church and Gosforth Cross in the Cumbrian Village of Gosforth

53. Climbing Skiddaw from Millbeck, Cumbria

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