Walk Route Map c150 Black Combe from Whicham Church, Silecroft

Walk c150 Black Combe from Whicham Church, Silecroft

Fantastic views - on a clear day!

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:	2,307ft (703m)
Time:	5½hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk c150 Black Combe from Whicham Church, Silecroft pdf

Route outline for walk c150:

Silecroft - Whicham Church - Kirkbank Farm - Townend Knotts - Black Combe - Blackcombe Screes - William Gill - Hentoe Hill - Butcher's Breast - Littlefell Crags - Tarn Dimples - Whitbeck Mill - Townend Hall - Whitebeck - Throstlerake Crag Fell Brow - Whicham Church - Silecroft

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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English
Mountains

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Wainwrights

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English
Nuttalls

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English
Dewey

1
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

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Bridgets

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The highest point of this walk is Black Combe at 600m (1969ft). Black Combe is also known as an English Dewey (12th highest in England, 25th in England & Wales), a Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 2) and an English Marilyn (54th highest in England, 769th highest in the UK). The summit of Black Combe is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. A rare location in the United Kingdom where, on a clear day, you can see five countries - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Southern Ireland and the self-governing British Crown dependency, The Isle of Man.

William Wordsworth claimed that the summit of Black Combe offered "the amplest range of unobstructed prospect may be seen that British ground commands."

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c150 Black Combe from Whicham Church, Silecroft

In no particular order . . .

Black Combe from the cairn on Seaness above Townend Knotts

Photo: Nick Ford (1)

A helpful arrow leading to Black Combe summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (440)

Black Combe summit Trig point and shelter

Photo: Christine Shepherd (441)

Approaching Black Combe Screes

Photo: Christine Shepherd (439)

Looking back to Millom and Duddon Sands from the path up Black Combe

Photo: Christine Shepherd (438)

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