Newton Fell - Route One

 

Start - Barrow Banks SD 384 849 Distance - 0.75 mile Ascent - 420 feet Time - 30 minutes

 

 

Newton Fell from Barrow Banks.  There is ample parking in a layby, which is a spur of the old A590 road, near the Staveley-in-Cartmel junction
Where the spur rejoins the new A590 road a stile gives access to the Whitestone Enclosure
The start of the path through Whitestone Enclosure
Looking back to the start of the path.  Bigland Barrow, another of Wainwright's Outlying Fells, is on the centre horizon
The summit of White Stone from Whitestone Enclosure
Looking across to Yew Barrow
The western crags of White Stone
Initially the path rises alongside the small ravine of Whitestone Beck
The summit of White Stone across the Whitestone Beck ravine
Higher up the slope a guide post directs the path away from Whitestone Beck
The path divides after a further 200 ft. of ascent.  The left branch continues straight ahead and eventually enters the Chapel House Plantation whilst the right branch turns back towards Whitestone Beck
Looking across the crags of White Stone
Crossing Whitestone Beck
The waymarked path continues alongside the ridge wall
The main path  is only followed for a few yards before leaving it for the simple climb to the summit of White Stone
A hazy view to the Coniston Fells from the summit of White Stone
Looking across Whitestone Beck to Raven Scar in the Chapel House Plantation
The highest point of Newton Fell lies half a mile to the south-east of White Stone
The best viewpoint is to be found from the edge of crags above the western slopes
Bigland Barrow from White Stone

 

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