14th July 2009 - The Whinlatter fells
Walk Details
Distance walked: 9.1 miles
Total ascent: 2854 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 6.5 hrs
Route description: Darling How car park-Aiken Beck-Brown How-Whinlatter Top-Whinlatter Forest-Barf-Lord's Seat-Broom Fell-Widow Hause-Graystones-Darling How car park
The Wainwright bagged today was Whinlatter but I also included all the other tops in the area. I started the walk from the Darling How car park on the Whinlatter road from where I took the forest track by Aiken Beck. I left the track and took an off path route upto Brown How, the western top of Whinlatter. I then visited Whinlatter Top before heading down into the forest and along forest tracks to eventually arrive at the summit of Barf. From Barf I then visited Lord's Seat, Broom Fell and Graystones before making the steep descent down into Darling How Plantation and back to the car park.
Total ascent: 2854 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 6.5 hrs
Route description: Darling How car park-Aiken Beck-Brown How-Whinlatter Top-Whinlatter Forest-Barf-Lord's Seat-Broom Fell-Widow Hause-Graystones-Darling How car park
The Wainwright bagged today was Whinlatter but I also included all the other tops in the area. I started the walk from the Darling How car park on the Whinlatter road from where I took the forest track by Aiken Beck. I left the track and took an off path route upto Brown How, the western top of Whinlatter. I then visited Whinlatter Top before heading down into the forest and along forest tracks to eventually arrive at the summit of Barf. From Barf I then visited Lord's Seat, Broom Fell and Graystones before making the steep descent down into Darling How Plantation and back to the car park.
Route map
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On the summit of Brown How and the view across to Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head
The Loweswater fells behind Swinside
Skiddaw in the distance behind the ridge to Lord's Seat
Across to Whinlatter Top
On Whinlatter Top. The view towards the Vale of Keswick and the Dodds.
Grisedale Pike, Hobcarton End and Hopegill Head
Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man
The Dodds and Helvellyn in the distance
Grisedale Pike before I enter the forest
The Vale of Keswick and Derwent Water from Barf
Skiddaw looking across Bassenthwaite Lake
On Lord's Seat and a look back at the view to Barf
The Helvellyn range in sunshine in the distance and it looks like I'm going to get caught in a shower
The valley of Aiken Beck below
The view along the ridge from Broom Fell on the right to Graystones on the left
The view over the coastal plain to the Solway Firth
The shower has cleared through and I now have a view across to Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head
Too many fells in the picture to name
On the summit of Broom Fell and the view across Whinlatter to Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head
The next summit of Graystones on the right
Skiddaw with the Ullock Pike to Longside ridge in front
The view across Sale Fell to Binsey
Binsey and Sale Fell as I head for Graystones
A view towards the Vale of Lorton
The Solway Firth beyond the coastal plain
The Loweswater fells across the Vale of Lorton from Graystones
The last shot of the day shows the ridge of Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head to Whiteside