2nd March 2010

today's walk: Cunswick Scar - Scout Scar (Helsington Barrows)


the start of the walk from the A591


tree in the first field


sorry but I've not brought your breakfast


attractive but currently redundant stile


looking back to the crossing of the B5284


path into the wood below Cunswick Scar


looking back down the path


the cloud covered Howgill Fells from the path onto Cunswick Scar


the escarpment of Cunswick Scar looking to Scout Scar


the big cairn on Cunswick Scar looking east to the clearing Howgill fells


fields eastwards from Cunswick Scar


looking along the ridge of Cunswick Scar southwards towards Scout Scar


looking back northwards towards Cunswick Scar


near the col between Cunswick Scar and Scout Scar


the shelter on Scout Scar from the unmarked official summit of the HuMP Helsington Barrows


360 degree panorama from Helsington Barrows - click on the image for a larger version


looking north from Helsington Barrows


looking east to the Howgill fells from Helsington Barrows


approaching the shelter on Scout Scar - usually accepted as the summit


looking back to the official summit from the shelter


Scout Scar escarpment looking north


Scout Scar escarpment looking south


looking back north towards the summit shelter


zooming westwards to Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes


another shot northwards from the edge of the escarpment


view south from the escarpment to Arnside Knott and Whitbarrow


the Howgill fells, now clear of cloud, from the descent path


descending into Kendal