Walk c360 The Lorton and Wythop Fells from Whinlatter Forest Park
This 14½ mile, Grade 9 (Very Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Whinlatter Forest Park & will take about 10 hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14½mls (23km) |
| Ascent: | 4,703ft (1,433m) |
| Time: | 10hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c360:
Whinlatter Forest Park - Thwaitehill Knotts - Beckstone Plantation - Beckstone Gill - Barf - Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) - Broom Fell - Low Burthwaite Wood - Kelswick Farm - Sale Fell - Dodd Crag - Eskin Farm - Corpse Road - Ling Fell (Wythop) - Wythop Moss - Graystones - Scawgill Bridge - Whinlatter (Brown How) - - Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) - Whinlatter Forest Park
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 7 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 2 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) at 552m (1812ft). Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) is classified as an Wainwright (No. 147).
Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) is also known as an English Dewey (66th highest in England, 153rd in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (63rd highest in England, 868th highest in the UK). The summit of Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) at 525m (1723ft). Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) is also known as an English Dewey (125th highest in England, 289th in England & Wales)
You will also reach the summit of Whinlatter (Brown How) at 517m (1697ft). Whinlatter (Brown How) is classified as an Wainwright (No. 161).
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- Broom Fell at 511m (1677ft). Broom Fell is classified as a Wainwright (No. 169)
- Barf at 468m (1536ft). Barf is classified as a Wainwright (No. 185)
- Graystones at 452m (1483ft). Graystones is classified as a Wainwright (No. 188)
- Ling Fell (Wythop) at 373m (1224ft). Ling Fell (Wythop) is classified as a Wainwright (No. 205) The summit of Ling Fell (Wythop) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
- Sale Fell at 359m (1178ft). Sale Fell is classified as a Wainwright (No. 208)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c360 The Lorton and Wythop Fells from Whinlatter Forest Park
In no particular order . . .
Vale of Lorton viewed from the lower southern slopes of Graystones above Darling How Plantation
Leaving Whinlatter Forest on route to Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) and Whinlatter (Brown How)
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