I can tell you that Natty bridge is indeed natty, that White Pike is pretty impressive, the slate quarry contains a lot of slate and not very many exit points, and that the downhill from Goatfoot Crags, past Nettle Crag and towards Coniston is rocky but awesome. Everything else is a blur caused partly by stopping every few minutes to read a map and partly because we cocked up the route after Natty bridge and ended up following the sheep most of the way up and round White Pike, which is surprisingly boggy.
It turned out (when I checked the route that we did against the map, and route we had) that we did most of the route correctly but navigated too close to White Fell - where the hell is that lefthand trail? - and missed a right turn towards Torver, but that was on the downhill.
I would like to dispute the easiness of the route according to the Lancaster Bogtrotters. They must be hugely fit or we must be the opposite, because it felt like most of this route was uphill! And the trail was a frikkin nightmare to follow. Nevertheless it was a good ride and I earned my fish and chips. Oh yeah, and we saw a bird of prey too, although I don't know what sort.
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