Fleetwith Pike via Fleetwith Edge

Leave the car park and turn left towards Honister. In a few metres, just after the last house on the right, turn right beside the signpost, and then almost immediately left on a path through summer bracken.

Keep left of Low Raven Crag with the noticeable white cross - Fanny Mercer's memorial. The path gets steeper, and zigzags up the fellside behind the crag.

Reaching the small cairn at the top of the crag, to the right is a fantastic view out over Buttermere already and to the left is the ridge line and the path to continue upwards.

After admiring the view take the ridge line path behind you. Don't stray from the obvious path.

It's not long before short rocky steps need to be clambered up. Bracken gradually makes way for heather and bilberry.

On rock the passage of shoes and boots can be seen with tell tale worn footholds, and occasional crampon scratches left over from winter ascents. Overall only one or two rocky steps had Jessie looking around for the best way up. Alternatives to the direct line usually exist to either left or right, but beware of straying far.

A false summit at about 450m shows off the final slightly intimidating section. Continue along the path and it'll show itself weaving between crags and up many more rocky sections to eventually reach the cairn at the top of the Edge, and the summit of Fleetwith Pike.

From the summit cairn of Fleetwith Pike bear slightly left, heading generally eastwards, towards the little rocky top of Black Star visible across the boggy plateau. Reaching a junction bear left otherwise you'll start descending to Warnscale Beck. At an appropriate point climb the small rocky top. Honister slate mine can just be seen at the top of the pass.

Drop down from the rocky top the same way to pick up the wide path heading south east. In 200m (220 yards) turn right onto a track, cross the beck via the metal beams and continue ahead. The track fades a little but you can see it below a little further down. Meeting a gravel track bear left, and then before reaching Hopper Quarry (still being worked occasionally) bear right to another gravel track below. This just cuts off a corner. On the lower track bear right to continue descending.

Drop down to Dubs Hut at the entrance to Dubs Quarry. This is run by the MBA on the owner's behalf. Please keep it tidy.

From Dubs Hut you can descend on a good path on the current, north, side of Warnscale Beck, down to Warnscale Bottom. However, If you're up for a bit more adventure stick with the route described to visit another bothy with fantastic outlook over Buttermere.

Leave Dubs Hut heading south west, picking up a ramp and then path to cross Warnscale Beck at the ford. Take the path towards Little Round Howe but in only 50m (55 yards) turn right on a faint path with the gorge containing Warnscale Beck not far on your right hand side. Keep right when the path splits. In approx 200m (220 yards) look out to your left for a building tucked almost hidden amongst spoil and rocks. This is Warnscale Head Bothy. Its only window looks out to Buttermere, Crummock Water, and the fells either side. This too has been renovated by the MBA.

Return to the path and keep descending. This soon becomes very rough and sweeps left, and then right to cross a beck coming down from Green Crag. Keep to the path as it returns alongside Warnscale Beck, and at the bottom cross at the wooden footbridge. Continue ahead to join a wide farm track, bearing left to traverse above Warnscale Bottom and then right under Low Raven Crag back to the road, and car park.