| Area: | Lake District | Ascent: | 2218 feet |
| Walk No: | 74 (2) | Time: | 4 hours 45 mins |
| Date: | 18th September 2007 | Parking: | Scawgill Bridge at the bottom of Whinlatter |
| Distance: | 8.25 miles | Weather: | Fine and sunny |
| Route: | Scawgill Bridge - Graystones - Widow Hause - Broom Fell - Lord's Seat - Barf - Whinlatter Forest centre - Scawgill Bridge |
Tuesday was a fine and mostly sunny day although as we dropped down to the A66 in the Vale of Embleton it was very misty and most cars had the headlights on. We were soon over the Whinlatter Pass and parked near the disused quarry at Scawgill Bridge. Our first summit would be Graystones by the direct route (ie. straight up the fellside). From Graystones we would in turn visit the summits of Broom Fell, Lord's Seat and Barf before descending through the Whinlatter Forest to the visitor centre for a bite to eat. The walk would finish with a walk down the road back to Scawgill Bridge.
From Lord's Seat looking to Grisedale Pike and Ladyside Pike with the path into Whinlatter Forest below.
Edith on Barf summit with the Skiddaw Fells behind.
and with Bass Lake and Binsey behind.
Yeah, I'm still here
Looking back to Lord's Seat
and down to the A66
Edith takes in the views
The head of Bass Lake with the Skiddaws behind.
The start of the path down into Whinlatter Forest.
Looking down to Keswick and Derwentwater with the Helvellyn ridge in the distance
Descending to the forest
The forest path we would be taking
Looking down to the Swan Hotel with the "Bishop of Barf" looking newly painted
Looking back to Barf from the forest
Looking down to the Bishop. For those who don't know the story look here
Edith wanted this taking, thinking that it was an "interesting" foreground
Looking to Derwentwater with Catbells on the right
The valley bottom looked so green. Could all the rain have something to do with it?
Descending sharply at this point with Grisedale Pike ahead
and once again.....The Skiddaws
We were soon at the visitor centre where most of Ediths scone was shared
The feeders were quite busy to.
It was actually a lot busier than it appears here.
The Osprey sculpture
From the visitor centre we had a short walk down the road back to Scawgill Bridge.
Finally , back to the car
To return to part one of this walk click here
Next Walk: 19th September 2007 -- Sale Fell from Wythop Mill