Whitbarrow, Lord's Seat

17 February 2015

Participants: Neil and Ben, though Ben didn't make the summit.

Where: Whitbarrow, Lord's Seat, 215m/706', Sub-2k Marilyn, Map 97, SD 441870

 

The second day of the trip was even cloudier than the first, although it again stayed dry. Two more hills were on the agenda. The first, Whitbarrow, was another limestone escarpment, situated just off the A590 road to Barrow in Furness.....

 

The starting point was a small car park at the entrance to Witherslack Hall school, a couple of miles drive up some narrow roads.....

Not long after the start, the path went through a tight barbed wire fence by means of a narrow wooden style. No way was I getting Ben over that so it was back to the car for him! The path went round the edge of the school's football pitches.....

before climbing steeply through some scrub land and passing areas of limestone boulders. I was quite glad that Ben wasn't there as the path was narrow and the drops were quite big. Eventually, the path reached a wall and another style after which it levelled out a bit before heading over the plateau towards the top of the escarpment.....

It was easy to see the direction that the prevailing wind came from!

I could see the cairn on the horizon but got a surprise when I reached it.....

Just as well Ben wasn't there, he hasn't met cows before and I don't know how he would react. I am sure that this must be a great view point on a good day but that was not today as the distant high Lakeland peaks were covered in clag.  Even at this modest height it was cold and breezy- well, it was February after all- so after a couple of photographs I went back down.....

1 hour 15 minutes for this one and I would do it again on a better day; I think that a walk taking in the whole length of the escarpment must be a good outing.