Buck Barrow and Whitfell

Sun 20 Apr 2003

Route: Corney Fell road summit - Buck Barrow - Whitfell - Burn Moor - Kinmont Buck Barrow - Corney Fell road summit

Distance: 5.75 miles

Ascent: 1,100ft

Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

With: Anne

Notes:

Hazy sunshine, very strong easterly wind.

We followed A. Wainwright's 'Whit Fell' walk in his book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' [page 156]

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Kinmont Buck Barrow and Buck Barrow from the summit of the Corney Fell road

Heading for Buck Barrow

Buck Barrow summit

The view south to Duddon Sands from Buck Barrow summit

Whitfell from Buck Barrow summit. The high fells were lost in the haze

Looking back to Buck Barrow as we contoured round Burn Moor

Whitfell summit

Stainton Pike and Yoadcastle from Whitfell summit

Looking back to Whitfell from Burn Moor

Buck Barrow and Kinmont Buck Barrow with Black Combe in the distance from Burn Moor

The view back to Burn Moor and Whitfell from the route up Kinmont Buck Barrow

Cairn on the top of Kinmont Buck Barrow

Great Paddy Crag, Buck Barrow

Previous Walk: Ullscarf (Sat 19 Apr 2003)

Next Walk: Circuit of Buttermere (Sun 4 May 2003)

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