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Whinlatter Fells

Whinlatter Fells

Postby poppiesrara » Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:06 pm

Wainwrights included on this walk: Barf, Broom Fell, Graystones, Lord's Seat, Whinlatter

Date walked: 19/08/2014

Time taken: 4.5

Distance: 17.75 km

Ascent: 1080m

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Beautiful walking day in cool sunshine. Nothing is quite as good as the first climb to Barf, but lots of easy walking over the high damp grass and easy forest roads afterwards - apart from the pathless steep slog up through insect-ridden heather to the Whinlatter ridge...

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The Bishop of Barf

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Skiddaw from ascent of Barf

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Eastern fells over Derwent Water

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Skiddaw from Barf summit

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Lake Bassenthwaite

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Lord's Seat

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Barf

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Grisedale Pike range

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Binsey over Lake Bassenthwaite

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Graystones & Broom Fell

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Aikin Beck valley

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Western fells from Broom Fell summit

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Sale Fell

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Lingy Ling Fell

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Whinlatter from Graystones

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Over the Solway Firth to Scotland

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Vale of Lorton

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Steep descent of Graystones...

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...and steep and rough ascent of Whinlatter

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Graystones

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Lord's Seat & Skiddaw

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Vale of Lorton from Whinlatter

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Eastern fells from Whinlatter summit

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Grisedale Pike
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