| Walk: | Scout Scar, Brigsteer, Underbarrow, Bell Hill, Cunswick Scar | ||
| Start Point: | Springs Wood car park | Grid Reference: | SD 488 924 |
| Distance: | 10.4 miles | Ascent: | 2,400 feet |
| Time: | 5.25 hours | ||
| Weather: | Dry at first but very windy especially on the exposed parts of Scout Scar. Low cloud throughout the day with rain setting in late morning. Very wet conditions underfoot. | ||
| Comments: | Despite the poor weather forecast and
the leader's reputation for leading muddy wet walks, 12 walkers
turned out for this the annual “2’s” Christmas Dinner walk. The day
started well with the party soon climbing to the topograph on Scout
Scar (although the poor visibility meant that we could not see any
of the landmarks shown on the topograph). The walk along Scout Scar
was pleasant despite being buffeted by the strong wind. It was also
surprisingly dry underfoot in spite of the rain the previous day.
With the distinct lack of mud at this stage the party began to get suspicious about what was to come! They were to find out soon enough as we headed back along the bottom of the scar to Barrowfield where we walked down through the woods towards Underbarrow. The section from Underbarrow to Bell Hill was very wet with deep standing water across several sections of the tracks (as shown on the photographs below). John began to worry that his record breaking wet Christmas walk in the Lune valley two years earlier was under threat. However, today’s walk was later voted a close second. With the rain and drizzle now set in for the afternoon we made our way along Cunswick Scar and back to the cars where we quickly discarded the waterproofs and headed off to Carnforth. At the Station Hotel 12 became 15 as we were joined by Bill, Marjorie and Sheila. The Hotel had provided a separate room for us and we were served with an excellent meal. A very pleasant evening was had by all. Many thanks to Bill for organising the Christmas celebrations over the last few years. |
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Arriving at the topograph on Scout Scar . . .
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we check out the information on the inside - but no views!!!
The group pauses to check out what can be seen . . .
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looking North along Scout Scar . . .
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and South . . .
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but the coast is barely visible through the clouds
The felled logs provide the ideal seats . . .
for our morning break
Little House on the Prairie
The squeeze stile holds no problem for Marie . . .
and Phil makes his way through . . .
whilst David figures out where to put his foot next!
The group tries to find a way round the first of many 'puddles' . . .
and Mandy is pleased that she didn't end up paddling this year . . .
and is that Father Christmas joining us at the back?
Just when we thought we were safe - Ian leads the way for the umbrella brigade
After all the hard work - time to take a layer off (then it rained for the rest of the walk)
Not much shelter as we enjoy a 'light lunch' . . .
but who is the lonely 'elf'
Cunswick Scar summit cairn
Arriving at the hotel in good time . . .
we are joined by three more members . . .
to enjoy a pre-dinner drink
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Time for musical chairs - no, just finding our allocated places . . .
and admiring the 'menu bookmarks' provided by Bill . . .
who struggles to put on his Christmas hat