Name of walk	Circuit of Haweswater
Date of walk	2013-04-01

On Easter Sunday Brendan and I drove to Burnbanks to walk around Haweswater. A walk of 10.2 miles. It has been on my list of walks to do for a while. The only downside to today’s walk was the clocks going forward. I usually get up at 6.30am on walk days……which would really have been 5.30am! I compromised with a 7am start…..the lake isn’t going anywhere!

But the best of the weather was at the start of the day and it was sunny and quite warm at the start of the walk…….

The village of Burnbanks in blue skies......

Looking down on the dam.........

First view up the lake.......

Looking back to the dam.....

The path is much better than I imagined it would be. It is one you can easily stride out on without having to look at your feet all the time.

Looking down towards Branstree, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell and the Riggindale ridge going up to High St. It is now starting to cloud over.

I stopped off on a rock to wait for Brendan to catch up......

Dawdling! Great view back!

Directly across from me is The Haweswater Hotel. Our coffee stop on the way back.........

Approaching the highest point, just over 1000ft called Castle Crag.....

View back....

Heading towards Speaking Crag......

Looking down on the ruins of Riggindale Farm...

Looking up into Riggindale. No sign of the Golden Eagle.....

Panorama of Kidsty Pike and the view down Haweswater from our route up The Rigg. That tree was upright last time I was here!

We had lunch out of the wind in the woods. Looking at the start of the route up the Riggindale ridge to High St.

Mardale Head. The car park was filled to capacity and cars were parked a long way back along the road.....

Half a road is better than none! The east side permissive path is closed, but I`ve walked part of it before, and with the snow, the road is a lot easier.

Mardale Head, The Rigg, Riggindale and Kidsty Pike panorama.....

Stood on a viewpoint on the closed permissive path looking north to the Tower Pier......

The Tower. I nip down and have a look around.....

We stopped for a drink in the Haweswater Hotel......red squirrel!

Dam view.....

The walk had taken us about six hours including the stop at the hotel. I took this photo on the drive back!

An easy walk, even with snow and ice.

Jo.