Name of walk	Whitfell & Buckbarrow
Date of walk	2020-03-20

On Friday I drove to the top of the Corney Fell Road for an early morning solo walk. There is parking here for several cars. I would be following Wainwright’s Outlying Fell route to Whitfell via Buckbarrow, visiting Burn Moor and Kinmont Buckbarrow on the return. The walk is 5.6 miles and would take three hours.

View back down to my car parked at the top of the Corney Fell Road. Stoneside Hill beyond.

The view ahead is of Kinmont Buckbarrow on the left and Buckbarrow on the right. Very easy walking on a clear track.

Frogspawn

Icy ponds with Blackcombe behind.

Duddon Estuary.

Buckbarrow summit on the right.

View across to Kinmont Buckbarrow which I will visit on my way back.

Sellafield.

The summit awaits.

Excellent summit view. 1.8 miles took 30 minutes. Just to the left of the summit is Whitfell, beyond that are the western and southern fells. range.

View again towards Kinmont Buckbarrow and the sea.

View north as I head down the other side of the fell.

My route to Whitfell. There is a clear path all the way.

The confluence of the Rivers Irt, Mite and Esk.

Close up of the Eskmeals viaduct.

Whitfell right.

The clear track continues.

Looking back to Buckbarrow.

Whitfell summit cairn/windshelter. 1,880ft

The summit has an OS Trig Point too, and wonderful views to the high fells from Kirk Fell on the left to Dow Crag on the right.

View over Holehouse Tarn to Stainton Pike, probably my next walk.

Kirk Fell and Great Gable.

Scafell, Scafell Pike and Esk Pike.

Bowfell.

Crinkle Crags.

Grey Friar, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Brim Fell with Seathwaite Tarn below.

Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Brown Pike, Walna Scar, White Pike, Caw.

A close up of Holehouse Tarn and Stainton Pike.

Hesk Fell in the foreground.

The view out towards Ravenglass.

Selfie. Even though there were blue skies it was cold and a bit windy.

Blackcombe behind Buckbarrow.

My route over to Burn Moor.

Frozen frogspawn.

Looking back to Whitfell.

From Burn Moor cairn I head for the end of the wall to the left of Kinmont Buckbarrow. It is across peat hag, so it is wet in places. it is pathless and uneven.

I cross the wall where there is a fenced gap and continue up towards Kinmont Buckbarrow. View back.

Summit.

I take in the view out to sea then turn around and I head down and make for the wall, cross a fence and field to take me back to the fence and wall I walked beside on the way up.

The fence is low enough to just walk over. Looking back to Kinmont Buckbarrow.

Buckbarrow summit on the right.

As I head down to my car the first black clouds starting to come over.

I neither met nor saw anyone on this walk, so it’s a good one for employing extreme social distancing! It is also easy and has excellent views. I shall definitely do this one again! I was back home by 12.30pm.

Jo.