There was light rain through the night but no wind. It was still thick mist when I set off at 8am and I could only just see the road as I walked down to the gate. Once on the road I headed north and not being able to see anything I kept my head down and plodded on. I reached Bull Pot Farm and stopped for a nostalgic look round as this is the place I spent many enjoyable cave and potholing trips as a member of the Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club. It was in the early 1980s so another scary thought of the number of years that have gone bye. I followed the stony track up onto Casterton Fell and more mist.

Bull Pot Farm.

Trig point on Crag Hill.

The notice on the gate said no public access but this had to be ignored. At the end of the track I was on open wet fell and plodded up following the fence line. The wall had long since fallen down. I was following a faint path which left the fence and took a turn to the left. I was now heading straight for Crag Hill. I came to the wire fence and followed it to the stone wall where I could see the Trig Point on the summit. After a quick inspection I continued along the wall in the direction of Great Coum.

There are some small tarns to the left so I had to make sure I knew where they were before pitching my tent. On Great Coum I pitched my tent in a small depression to get some shelter from the winds that are forecast. Later in the afternoon the cloud lifted and I was able to wander round in some brief and chilly sunshine. There was even a red sky at sunset, but the nice weather that it is supposed to bring the next day didn't come.

Camp on Great Coum.