Route: Lanthwaite Hill
Area: Western Lake District
Date of walk: 13th November 2015
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 3.0 miles
Ascent: 400 feet
Weather: Very windy, some bright spells
We’d spent the morning raking what seemed like a ton of leaves from the garden, and didn’t have the time nor the energy for a longer walk – it was a good opportunity to revisit one of our favourite local walks
For the second day in succession we parked in the National Trust car park at Scale Bridge and, instead of heading along the wide track to the foot of Crummock Water, we turned uphill and climbed up the rocky staircase which leads to the top of Lanthwaite Hill (or Brackenthwaite Hows as the OS calls it)
The views from the top are wonderful in all directions. We’ve been up here numerous times and have never seen another soul, maybe because the path to the top is not shown on the OS. After admiring the views for a while we re-entered Lanthwaite Wood. The path skirts the edge of the wood, with good views across Lanthwaite Green to Grasmoor
We then descended to the shore of Crummock Water and walked back to the start along the track through Lanthwaite Wood – a wonderful short walk which is always a delight
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Red squirrel in the garden before we set off this morning
Later that day, a swollen River Cocker seen from the car park at Lanthwaite Wood
Rocky staircase on the way up Lanthwaite Hill
We emerge from the Lanthwaite Wood onto the ridge of the hill
It’s a short walk from here to the top of Lanthwaite Hill
Lorton Vale, with High Lorton in the sun
Bonnie
Crummock Water and the High Stile Range from the top of Lanthwaite Hill
Loweswater
The foot of Hencomb
Hencomb again
Rannerdale Knotts as we descend back into Lanthwaite Wood
Lanthwaite Green at the foot of Grasmoor
Gasgale Gill and Grasmoor
We re-enter Lanthwaite Wood
Grasmoor again
Descending towards Crummock Water
The boathouse
Low Fell
The Shake
We walk along the eastern shore of the lake
Red Pike and Mellbreak from the foot of Crummock Water
Looking back to the boathouse
The outflow of the lake into the River Cocker
We follow the track through Lanthwaite Wood back to the start of a great little walk
