Height: 549 metres / 1799 feet Grid reference: SD 15192 91047 Category: The Outlying Fells
Whitfell from Buck Barrow
Buck Barrow
Corney Fell
Start point: Corney Fell road (SD 150 896)
Corney Fell road – Buck Barrow – Kinmont Buck Barrow – Great Paddy Crag – Corney Fell road
Distance: 2.5 miles Total Ascent: 200 metres Time Taken: 1 hour
Weather: Generally overcast. 14oC.
Just a short, late afternoon onto Corney fell today, climbing three rocky turrets which are really quite exposed due to their position of proximity to the west coast of Cumbria – the wind fairly howls off the sea here! The sun came out at odd intervals with some nice illumination on the sea and all in all, this was a pleasant – and easy going – walk.
Today's objectives - Kinmont Buck Barrow, Great Paddy Crag and Buck Barrow.
Kinmont Buck Barrow.
The sun lights up Stickle Pike and the Dunnerdale Fells.
Great Paddy Crag ahead - we veered right to Buck Barrow and returned over Great Paddy Crag.
Whitfell from Buck Barrow.
Kirk Fell picks up the sun 12 miles to the north-east with the silhouette of Scafell to the right beyond Whitfell.
The Scafell range over Whitfell.
The sunrays illuminate the Irish Sea.
Casper, tongue a-wagging!
Angus - his hair is growing and he's nearly ready for winter now!
Its exposed on Kinmont Buck Barrow, the wind blowing straight off the sea.
Looking to Ravenglass and the River Esk as it winds its way seaward. The Eskmeals Viaduct is visible carrying the railway line across the river and further along the coast is Sellafield nuclear power station.
The fell view from Kinmont Buck Barrow.
Black Combe.
These two have spotted something down below.
Kinmont Buck Barrow from Great Paddy Crag.
Stoneside Pike
Start point: Corney Fell road (SD 150 896)
Corney Fell road – Stoneside Hill (251) – Great Paddy Crag – Buck Barrow – Kinmont Buck Barrow – Corney Fell road and then Burney (OF)
Weather: Overcast, cold.
Today’s walk was a short one from the Corney Fell road – no views whatsoever from any of the peaks visited, in complete contrast to the weather round here yesterday.
Stoneside Hill from the Corney Fell road.
Looking towards the west Cumbrian coast from Stoneside Hill summit.
Which way down from Buck Barrow? On the way home, I could see the clouds hanging in the Crake valley - it was worth a short ascent to Wainwright Outlying fell Burney for a better view.
Beacon Fell to the left and the clouds forming in the Crake Valley.
The southern end of the Crake Valley.
The Duddon Estuary.
Windmills on Kirkby Moor from Great Burney.
Whitfell Group
Start point: Hole House (SD 181 930)
Hole House – The Pike (9) – Hesk Fell (10) – Seat How (Birker Moor) (11) – Rough Crag (Birker Moor) (12) – Water Crag (13) – The Knott on Stainton Fell (14) – White Pike on Birkby Fell (15) – Woodend Height (16) – Yoadcastle (17) – Stainton Pike (18) – Whitfell (19) – Burn Moor (20) – Kinmont Buck Barrow (21) – Great Paddy Crag (22) – Buck Barrow (23) – Plough Fell (24) – Bigert (25) – Hole House
Weather: Dull and overcast with hill fog and sunny spells.
The Pike...
and Hesk Fell summit.
'The detour to The Pike' - AW 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' page 141.
Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and The Scafell range from Seat How.
Devoke Water from Seat How.
The summits of Rough Crag....
and Water Crag - AW 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' page 146.
Two views of Linbeck Gill, Devoke Water outfall..
Seat How behind and Caw in the distance.
Stainton Pike from The Knott - 'Seen from The Knott, Stainton Pike assumes the pyramidal shape of Bowfell..'. AW
The impressive cairn on White Pike
Stainton Pike summit.
The summit of Woodend Height
Yoadcastle.
Holehouse Tarn.
Stainton Pike, White Pike, Woodend Height and Yoadcastle from the ascent of Whitfell. Holehouse Tarn is in the foreground.
The Duddon Estuary from the summit of Whitfell.
The summit of Burn Moor looking south to Buck Barrow and Kinmont Buck Barrow.
Overlooking the Duddon Estuary from Kinmont Buck Barrow summit
Great Paddy Crag summit.
Kinmont Buck Barrow from Buck Barrow summit
The first time I have ever seen cows on a summit, on Bigert!
The sun shines! The Coniston range from Plough Fell summit - Grey Friar and Swirl How to the left of the dip, then Brim Fell, Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Buck Pike and Brown Pike.
Another view from Plough Fell summit, The Scafells to the left, Esk Pike and Bowfell in the centre with the Crinkle Crags and Harter Fell to the right.
The Pike from the descent of Bigert.