The Ullswater Way
With now less than 30 Wainwright summits to reach, and a glorious long Easter weekend just around the corner I made plans to hit the Ullswater Way on Good Friday & Easter Saturday. The Way itself is a 20-mile route circumnavigating Ullswater - the second largest Lake in England. This can be broken up into four stages using the historical Ullswater Steamers ferry service, or it could be tackled in one go. I decided to extend my route to take in four Wainwrights on the southern edge of the lake, with the now 26 mile expedition split over two days, with a wild-camp half way round... Stage One - Aira Force to Pooley Bridge - 7.25 mi Start Time: 10:00 I arrived at Aira Force car park at 09:50am Good Friday morning. My recent sign up to become a National Trust member meant I had free parking. I was expecting it to be busy for the Bank Holiday weekend, but managed to find a parking spot straight away. I booted up & hoisted my rucksack onto my back and headed north east. T...