Tuesday 24^th July 2007

Start Point : 500m W of Whinlatter Forest Park (NY 204 245)

Distance : 9.8 miles Height Ascended : 900 metres

Route Map

The Osprey sculpture outside the Forest Park Visitor's Centre

Looking east across a moody looking Derwent Valley from Beckstones Plantation………….

........a little brighter to the southeast

The first view of Bassenthwaite Lake from one of the many paths in Whinlatter Forest Park

Hetty on the summit of Barf - Lord's Seat just clearing behind to the left

Derwent Water from Barf - a blanket of low cloud still adding to the gloom

Looking back to Barf from the summit of Lord's Seat - Dodd silhouetted immediately behind

Broom Fell from Lord's Seat

Hetty makes the most of a brief spot of sunlight

Broom Fell's summit cairn (and a half!!)

Looking west from Broom Fell across Darling How Plantation to Graystones

Hetty waits patiently

Graystones and a blue sky...................

The Vale of Lorton with the Loweswater Fells on the skyline

Broom Fell and Lord's Seat from the descent from Graystones through Darling How Plantation

The summit of Whinlatter

Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man to the left and the humpback of Clough Head to the right

Hobcarton End with Grisedale Pike (l) and Hopegill Head (r) behind, Whiteside extreme right

The southeastern aspect from Whinlatter

Blencathra far left - Clough Head, the Dodds and Helvellyn stretching to the right

Grisedale Pike from the east ridge of Whinlatter

Bassenthwaite Lake