Woundale

The path went through fields before reaching the open fells.  It passed over a stone bridge. I'd seen a similar one to this further down the valley towards Troutbeck, on a walk a couple of years ago. Woundale is a very pretty valley. The route followed a beck with  delightful, small waterfalls. The sun had made a brief appearance and illuminated the valley with oranges and browns.  A derelict stone house was halfway up the valley and a  substantial stone sheepfold beyond that. From the sheepfold my map had the path climbing up to a quarry on my left. There didn't appear to be a path in reality and so I continued up the valley until I reached the Stony Cove Pike-Kirkstone path. I was back into the mist again. I headed towards Kirkstone along  St Raven's Edge.

The descent to the top of Kirkstone Pass was awkward in places and I had to use my hands at a couple of points. As I approached the Kirkstone Inn I saw a man cleaning the nearby bus stop sign. I would have thought with all the rain up here there''d be no need for a cleaner.