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| Barf from Powter How, there is a parking area beside the bus stop and a larger, more formal, car park to the north of Powter How |
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| A short distance along the lane towards Beckstones a handgate gives access to the fell. This the alternative start along the north side of Beckstones Gill which visits The Clerk and The Bishop on the climb to Barf by the direct route |
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| A little further along the lane a simple stile gives access to the woodland path on the south side of Beckstones Gill |
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| This is the popular route to climb the fell. The path rises quite steeply through the dense conifers |
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| Looking back on the initial steep section of the path |
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| The conifers greatly restrict the views on this lower section |
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| Midway along the path above Beckstones Gill |
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| A glimpse of Skiddaw over the tops of the conifers |
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| The small rockface which AW described in his diagram of this ascent route |
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| All safely up, it looks a little more intimidating when seen from above |
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| On the upper part of the rockface. The way up is clearly signposted |
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| Above the rockface the fellside has now been mostly cleared of trees |
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| Looking up to the top of Beckstones Gill |
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| From the same position looking across the west ridge of Barf to Skiddaw |
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| The path re-enters the forest near the top of the gill |
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| Looking back from the same position across the Vale of Keswick to Clough Head, Great Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd and Raise |
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| The section of path through the trees is short and it soon joins a forest road which AW described as "a considerable engineering achievement" in his diagram of ascent. Here looking up the road rising through the Beckstones Plantation |
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| The route to Barf takes a right turn along the road towards the head of Beckstones Gill |
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| Fifty yards along the road a path branches off it and descends to a stile above the top of Beckstones Gill |
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| The path crosses the gill and begins a rising traverse across the western slopes of Barf |
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| Looking back to the stile from the climb |
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| From the same position looking up the path across the slope |
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| Looking across to the Beckstones Plantation. The path used for the ascent can be seen rising through the area that has been cleared of trees |
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| Higher on the path |
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| Looking back over the head of Beckstones Gill to Lord's Seat |
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| Approaching the ridge line |
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| Looking over the Beckstones Plantation to the North Western Fells |
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| Approaching the summit of Barf |
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| Lord's Seat from the summit of Barf |
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| The Solway Firth |
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| Bassenthwaite Lake and Binsey |
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| Across Bassenthwaite Lake to Longlands Fell and Little Sca Fell |
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| Skiddaw over the Ullock Pike ~ Carl Side ridge |
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| Skiddaw Little Man |
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| Clough Head, Great Dodd and Stybarrow Dodd on the horizon |
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| Raise, White Side, Helvellyn and Dollywaggon Pike on the horizon over Bleaberry Fell and High Seat |
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| Derwent Water backed by High Seat and Ullscarf |
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| Bowfell and Esk Pike on the centre skyline over the depression of Dalehead Tarn |
