Raven's Barrow - A short walk made shorter

Another trip picking off those pesky outliers around Windermere. In AWs guide book this is a short walk visiting the monument of Raven's Barrow and taking in Sow How Tarn. As visibility was very poor a short walk became even shorter with a dash to Raven's Barrows cairn and back to the car. Despite the narrow single track road there are a couple of places where a car can be parked off road near the Cartmel Church junction.

Access onto the fell...

Latterbarrow - Another quick dash up & down

Heading North on the west side of Windermere gave me the chance to have a quick dash up Latterbarrow from the road, and since it had started to rain an equally quick dash down... 

the National Trust state their claim...

Finsthwaite Heights - This is not Fellwalking!

I'm still slowly chipping away at the Wainwright Outlying Fells and surprisingly this one doesn't have a definite summit, Wainwright unhelpfully states the highest parts have a height "about 600 feet". The Database of British and Irish Hills website places the summit to the South of High Dam and even [b]estimates[/b] its grid reference (SD361883). 

To quote AW 'Everywhere the surroundings are delightful. But this is not fellwalking.' - needless to say I didn't bother hunting in the woods for the summit, the path around the reservoir is probably higher anyway. I seemed to arrive at the LDNPA car park (£1.30 for an hour - there are a few spaces down the road) just after everyone else so my photos only start when the hordes are passed!

High Dam...

Back to School (Knott a chance!)

Today brought another short walk, another list ticking exercise over three outliers just outside Windermere.
Personally I would rather have been enjoying the snow on the higher fells but hopefully it will still be there later in the week when I get the opportunity to get out properly

I had forgotten to pick up Vol 8 from the kitchen table on my way out but this wasn't important as I'd already decided to approach these from along the Dales Way. At the junction of the B5284/Cleabarrow Road (about 200yds East of the golf course) there is parking for about four cars - an ideal out of town starting point.

With hindsight I wish after the quick climb up Brant Fell the other week, I'd continued along the Dales Way to pick off these three!

Cleabarrow Road & part of the Dalesway, parking here for around four cars...

Brant Fell - Unexpected bustle on the hill

I had to be in Windermere again this morning so I had the opportunity to grab another Wainwright Outlying Fell. With not a great deal of spare time it had to be Brant Fell, low & within walking distance of Windermere.

Many of the other online 'reports' of Brant Fell describe it as 'an escape from the bustle of Windermere', but on this chilly January morning the hill was busier than Windermere.

Follow the double yellows up Brantfell Road to the start of the Dalesway...

A quick dash up Gummer's How

Had to be in Windermere this morning so thought I'd take advantage with an opportunist Marilyn & Wainwright Outlier - managed to sneak my usual walking partner along too :)

I started from the Forestry Commission car park so the car did most of the work. Very easy going on a good path although I had a look at picking off the Birkett of Birch Fell but with hindsight should have brought my boots as it was wet & boggy  so didn't bother. Good views and a worthwhile short climb although not worth making a long trip for by itself.

Not much going on beside Windermere...