It was the big 30 for me a few months back. One of my presents was a night at the Moss Grove Organic hotel in Grasmere (recommended). I'd always fancied Helm Crag since watching 'Wainwrights Walks' so Adele and I set off for a leisurely stroll up.
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| Moss Grove Organic, Grasmere |
After checking in, we had a walk around Grasmere before heading up to Helm Crag.
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| Me on road to Helm Crag from Grasmere village |
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| Spring Lamb |
I'd never done this walk before and used the Motion X GPS app on my iPhone to get an idea of the routes up. The app works well as long as you have access to 3G or wifi to download the map tiles prior to the walk.
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| Adele after the first steep ascent |
The path was very obvious although steep and awkward in many places. Today was dry however in ice or snow, the route we had chosen up would become a nightmare without proper crampons.
Grasmere can be seen in the background. We were stood on the southern slopes of Helm Crag.
Not 100% certain but think the above picture is the 'lion' as it appears from the main road miles below. There is a smaller rock referred to as the 'lamb' hence the nickname for Helm Crag, the Lion & The Lamb
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| Me looking across to the Eastern Fells |
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| Del and I on the summit |
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| Great views toward Rydal |
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| Travellers Rest Inn |
Looking back down to the Travellers Rest. This is on my list of places to stay, maybe a contender for the Grasmere Guzzlers in September !
The majority of the lower paths were as above. Tricky & laborious to descend and probably a nightmare when wet.
All in all this was a quick and pleasant walk. Easily attainable and not technical in the slightest. It probably took about an hour and a half to get up and down which meant we had plenty of time to head to Tweedies Bar for a few hours to cool off !
