Monday 16th November 2009

Start point: Bowness on Windermere

Bowness on Windermere - Biskey Howe - Post Knott - Brant Fell (OF) - Bowness on Windermere

Distance: 1.8 miles     Total Ascent: 145 metres     Time Taken: 45 minutes

Weather: Absolutely chucking it down. 8oC

Route Map

'It would take a brave person to be on the fells today' it said on the weather report on Radio Cumbria this morning and I had to agree, the rain was relentless and the wind strong at times. I opted for a smaller walk around Bowness taking in the viewpoints of Biskey Howe and Post Knott (neither of which are named on the map) and a short climb to Brant Fell. The photos today are the polar opposite of the last walk I did and I used the standby camera today as it was too wet to take the main one. It took a while to remember how it worked...

Ash Street, Bowness and our Love the Lakes shop - it's too early for anywhere to be open yet.

It's more than a bit gloomy and the rain is bucketing it down in Bowness this morning.

Up onto the viewpoint of Biskey Howe.

Casper (through a misted up lens) has a wet birthday walk, he was 6 yesterday.

Plenty of seats up here to enjoy the spectacular views over Windermere.

The viewpoint indicator tells us what we can see...if it was clear anyway!

Looking across to Claife Heights from the top.

Biskey Howe view.

Following the colourful path to Post Knott, at least these two are happy to be having a run.

Windermere from Post Knott.

Wet Casper and Dougal.

Windermere from Brant Fell.

Looking directly over Bowness to Belle Isle and Claife Heights.

The view through the old posts.

Summit rocks in a heavy shower.

Dougal looks over to Wansfell and Orrest Head.

Weather for ducks back down at the lake shore.

I don't think I want to access there anyway.

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