The Southern Fells Include Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England, occupy a broad area to the south of Great Langdale, Borrowdale and Wasdale. High and rocky towards the centre of the Lake District, the Southern Fells progressively take on a moorland character toward the south west. In the south east are the well known Furness Fells, their heavily quarried flanks rising above Coniston Water.
I've visited the Lake District a few times on family holidays, but a conspiracy of caring responsibilities and illness has prevented any serious days walking until recently - so I was very keen to get the oppourtunity to get some fells under my belt. First days walk was in a group of 3, including a novice walker and we undertook a horseshoe walk of Coniston Old man, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Wetherlam ascending from the Walna Scar road carpark via Saddlestone quarry and decendingon the ridge SSE from wetherlam. This was my first hillwalk in the Southern fells and my first time on any of these peaks
