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Friday 25th June 2004
Start point: Colthouse (SD 360
988)
Latterbarrow (OF)
from Colthouse
Route Map
Weather: Dull and overcast.
A short walk this morning to Latterbarrow
from Colthouse close to Hawkshead. This walk follows Wainwright's
Latterbarrow chapter in his book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland', page
84. The large obelisk on the summit of Latterbarrow is clearly visible
from Hawkshead.
Colthouse lies a short distance east of
Hawkshead, the walk starts outside Colthouse on the road heading north
west. The bridleway starts at a gate and the track, which is clearly defined,
passes through another gate and a lily tarn lies to the right.
The lily tarn, Colthouse Heights.
Following the track to another gate,
there is a signposted left turn to Latterbarrow. Wainwrights young
plantations have now matured and the way ahead is through dense forest. At the
stile, the way to the summit lies up a bracken slope, the summit
monument becoming visible as you rise. At the top, there are stunning
views to the high fells.
The summit of Latterbarrow.
The summit of Latterbarrow, looking
north east. Red Screes is on the left, High Street in the centre and
Froswick and Ill Bell are on the right.
The Coniston Fells from Latterbarrow.
The descent is a steep path which
descends directly to the Colthouse road, half a mile from the start
point.
The Langdale Pikes from the descent of
Latterbarrow
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