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We had set off merely for a drive out to the Cartmel peninsula but as we passed through Allithwaite on the way to Flookburgh we decided to drive down to Humphrey Head for a short walk. We left the car on the roadside near the Education Centre and walked along the ridge to the Trig point. From there we carried on down to the foreshore with the intention of returning that way. However after recent high tides the foreshore was very muddy and as I was only wearing trainers we decided to return back over the Head. A.Wainwright included Humphrey Head in his "Outlying Fells of Lakeland". He says of it "Not by any exercise of the imagination can Humphrey Head be classed as an outlying fell of Lakeland. Outlying it certainly is : a limestone promotory thrusting from the Kent Estuary coast and almost surrounded by mudflats at low tide and awash at high. A fell it is certainly not, being a meagre 172 feet above the sea and, away from its dangerous cliffs, so gentle in gradient and surface texture that the ascent is a barefoot stroll. Yet the isolation, far-ranging views and seascapes, bird life (of national repute), rocky reefs and interesting approach combine to make the place unique in the district, giving better reason for its inclusion than its omission. Fellwalkers need a change of scene. Here is one on Humphrey Head"

For those preferring a longer walk there is a route HERE

Information from the Cumbria Wildlife Trust......more HERE

The Education Centre with Kirkhead Wood behind.

Across the Kent Estuary to Arnside Knott

A distant Ingleborough

A gentle stroll ahead

Looking back

Zooming in on "The Hoad" at Ulverston.

Almost there .....Those Power Stations at Heysham are visible from all over.

Looking over the foreshore and the Cark Airfield.

Humphrey Head Trig Point with a distant Ingleborough

And with a windswept Edith.

We carried on down the ridge towards the foreshore but found it to be very muddy after a recent high tide so we then made our way back the way we came.

A close up of Ingleborough catching the sun.

Windswept tree as we pass the summit again.

Looking across to Kirkhead End

A few little fella's

Back to the car.

Next Walk:      23rd February 2009 -- SE Cumbria -- Beetham and The Park

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