Heughscar Hill - Route One

 

Start - Askham NY 508 235 Distance - 1.4 miles Ascent - 450 feet Time - 45 minutes

 

 

 
The walk starts from the end of the public road, a third of mile west from the centre of Askam village, where there is a small parking area
Beyond the turning area a rough bridleway track continues along Don Bottom
The bridleway track begins to rise gently over Haber Hill towards a hipped roof barn
Passing the hipped roof barn
Beyond the barn a broad green path leads up to a gate in the field wall beside Coachclose Plantation which gives access to the open fellside
Looking back from the field gate
Continue along the green path which climbs towards the edge of Winder Plantation and Heughscar Hill
Looking over to Loadpot Hill and Arthur's Pike
Ignore the path which forks left towards a signpost and continue straight ahead towards Winder Plantation
Looking back to Coachclose Plantation
The green path climbs towards the edge of the plantation
Loadpot Hill and Arthur's Pike from the path to Winder Plantation
Approaching the edge of  Winder Plantation
Looking back from the edge of Winder Plantation
The path continues alongside the wall on the southern edge of the plantation
Ullswater comes into view
Loadpot Hill and Arthur's Pike across Moor Divock
As the plantation wall turns to the north continue straight ahead on a clear path, ignore the left branch when the the path forks 
Passing the path which rises from Moor Divock
Keep left when the path forks again, the right branch heads towards an Early Bronze Age Round Cairn
Looking over towards Blencathra on the horizon
The summit cairn comes into view
The summit cairn on Heughscar Hill
Selside Pike and Branstree from the summit of Heughscar Hill
High Raise, Loadpot Hill and Arthur's Pike from the summit of Heughscar Hill
Ullswater from the summit of Heughscar Hill
Clough Head and Blencathra on the horizon with Little Mell Fell and Great Mell Fell in the middle distance
Looking north from the summit of Heughscar Hill
Penrith from the summit of Heughscar Hill

 

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