Whin Rigg and Ill Gill Head

We drove around to park at a small car park by the bridge in Mitredale where the narrow road ends. From here we crossed the bridge over the River Mite and followed a track into the woods of Mitredale Forest and then left the track to follow a footpath leading gradually upwards until we broke out of the woods and onto Irton Fell. It was a lovely warm and sunny day and we had excellent views across Wasdale, Mitrdale and across to the coast.
The path led over hummocky grass to reach a high point at Whin Rigg with amazing views down into Wasdale and Wastwater and the peaks such as Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell, Great Gable and the Scafell massif.
We continued onwards towards the next high point at Illgill Head and then steeply down to the valley of Eskdale Moor near Burnmoor Tarn. This brought us past a smaller wood and then back to where we had started.

"Head right for Eskdale", if you say it in the local accent...