Start point: Darling How (NY 181 255)
Darling How – Brown How on Whinlatter – Whinlatter Top – Tarbarrel Moss – Ullister Hill – Lord’s Seat – Broom Fell – Graystones – Darling How
Distance: 7.1 miles Total Ascent: 564 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 20 minutes Start Time: 10:30
Weather: Overcast but clearing, 6C.
The Whinlatter fells make an excellent compact walk and the going is pretty easy with it being over mainly grassy sections – with a few boggy bits thrown in for good measure. The higher fells still had their diminishing winter coats on but there was no snow on these lower slopes today.
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It started off a bit dull today, here looking at the un-named secondary top of Broom Fell, Widow Hause to the left.
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The path to Whinlatter through Aiken Plantation - the trees are growing thick and fast now but a cairn marks the way at the foot of the wall and it is easy enough to follow.
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On 18th February, I was going for a wander up to Hard Knott to catch the sunset, however the cloud dropped a bit low for there to be any views from up there. Here is the meeting sun from Border End.
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Once back to the road and below the cloud, things started to look a little more promising. Here Fletcher views the long and winding road.