Miles Without Stiles 4: Scout Scar
Details
Route type: For some. A short, steep walk to one of the best views across the entire southern lakes - OS Explorer Map OL7
Distance: 0.5 km, 0.3 miles
Start point: Lake District National Park car park - grid ref. SD 488924
Turning point: Wooden bench - grid ref. SD 486924
Facilities: None on route
Getting there: Car: From Kendal Town Hall, turn left up Allhallows Lane and continue for 2.5 km. After a sharp bend to the right, the car park is on the right as the road starts to go downhill
Conditions update
Some routes have suffered water damage after the floods of November 2009, with sections washed away or affected by flood debris. We are checking all routes. In the meantime be prepared that present surface conditions may not be as good as originally described. Please report any damage you encounter to David Robinson at david.robinson@lakedistrict.gov.uk or 01768 871409.
Route
From the car park, take the newly built path down to the road (gradient 1:10). Take care crossing the road and go through the wooden gate. The original metal kissing gate is to your left.
The path rises steeply, at 1:6 gradient for over 100 metres. There are two resting places on the way up. The improved path ends where it bends sharply to the left. Through the trees, the low lying fells from Kendal to Windermere stretch before you. The higher fells behind you are Coniston Old Man on the left, the classic Langdale skyline of Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes and Kentmere Horseshoe on the right.
A rougher path, suitable for robust pushchairs, leads to a wooden bench and a great outlook. The more adventurous could continue on to ‘The Mushroom’ - a shelter which has a view finder for all the fells, plus Blackpool Tower to the south, if you are lucky to be up there on a very clear day.
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