Sunday 13 March 2011

Whinlatter Woods

walking through Masmill Wood
I've had a couple of lovely Lake District walks this week in Whinlatter.  On Friday I got a lift to Thornthwaite and walked home through the forest by way of Seldom Seen and Masmill Woods avoiding most of the forest tracks and using the network of footpaths that wind through the woods.  I shall be leading a Keswick Rambles half day walk over most of this route in July. Much of it is through ancient oak woodland and avoids the dense conifer plantations giving super views over Bassenthwaite as well as over to Blencathra and Helvellyn.


looking from Kinn towards Bassenthwaite
Today Barry and I took the car to the carpark at Noble Knott and completed a loop including the part of this walk through Masmill woods and over Kinn which is part of the lower slopes of Grisedale Pike.  It was a beautiful sunny morning with clear distant views.


view up Coledale from Kinn



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