Low fells in the high wind

We'd done this walk back in 2013, but it was a fairly short walk and more importantly wasn't going up too high since it was due to be really windy.  Which it was.

Difficulty: 3.7
Walkers: Tim, Caroline, Evie (14), Poppy (12), Piper
11:14, 0.0km 0h00 0m, Start (151)
11:40, 1.3km 0h26 333m, Sale Fell (359, Wainwright)
13:28, 6.9km 2h14 779m, Ling Fell (373, Wainwright)
14:00, 8.2km 2h46 802m, End (113)

First height gained, and into the wind.  Shortly after this my waterproof bag cover was blown off and I raced after it.  Thankfully Piper was well up for the challenge and we both sprinted down the slope.  The climb back up to rejoin the rest of the family was a little slower.

Sale Fell, Piper getting blown around a little but the rainbow makes it all worth it.

Ling Fell, and a very happy family to be out walking. The path we'd taken last time up to Ling Fell didn't look passable, so we look the longer route along the road first.

Walking down the hill, with Piper being a great girl finally out of the wind.

This was Piper after smelling sheep not far away, completely obsessed and really wanting to go and play.

Ling Fell and Sale Fell

It's this kind of walk that I think picks out Wainwright baggers from normal people, this was the first walking holiday with the kids where we deliberately set out to capture some Wainwrights.  To say that we had these fells at the north end of Bassenthwaite to ourselves would be entirely fair, picking less popular areas really has its advantages.

We'd picked a route that I knew others had done before, so the lack of footpaths on the map wasn't too much of a worry.  It also had a convenient fast route back to the car if we weren't able to add Ling Fell at the end.  As it was we did the whole thing, and surely had done enough to earn our easter eggs that day - it was Easter Sunday after all.

Difficulty: 2

Walkers: Tim, Caroline, Isabelle (10), Grace (8), Evie (5)

11:44, 0.0km 0h00 0m, Start (168)

12:28, 1.2km 0h43 184m, Sale Fell (359)

15:04, 5.9km 3h20 397m, Ling Fell (373)

15:38, 7.2km 3h53 402m, End (168)

The walk up to Sale Fell.

Caroline and Poppy at the top of Sale Fell, Poppy not looking exactly keen at this point.

Evie, always the separatist.

Small amount of road walking between the peaks.

Isabelle and Grace, losing no opportunity to walk in the snow.  Grace had made a complete fuss at the start of the holiday and refused to wear any decent walking shoes.

The route looking back from Ling Fell.

 The happy family at the top of Ling Fell.

The gentle walk back down to the car, which is hidden behind some trees at the bottom of the valley to the left.