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| A large parking area situated three quarters of a mile east of Santon Bridge on the road to Eskdale Green is the starting point for this walk |
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| A couple of hundred yards to the west of the parking area is the start of a seven mile long footpath to Wasdale Head |
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| The path initially climbs via a track through Ainhouse Plantation which forms part of the Miterdale Forest |
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| Looking up to the summit of Irton Pike from the forest track. Much of its lower slopes have now been cleared of trees enabling a direct ascent on a path that starts further along the road towards Santon Bridge, near the Malkinson memorial stone |
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| A clearing in the forest affords a brief view of Harter Fell and Green Crag |
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| A third of a mile from the roadside the forest track divides, the left branch soon reaches the edge of the forestry near the ridge line |
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| Looking back from the top of the forest track to Hesk Fell, Woodland Height, Yoadcastle, Kinmont Buckbarrow and Black Combe on the skyline |
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| The first view of Whin Rigg |
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| Seatallan, Haycock and Middle Fell from the top of the forest track |
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| A simple stile in the forest boundary fence gives access to the path leading along the Irton Fell ridge |
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| Looking left to Latterbarrow Crag backed by Seatallan and Buckbarrow |
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| Wastwater backed by Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell and Great Gable |
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| Looking left down the slopes of Mecklin Park to Latterbarrow |
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| Looking back from the slopes of Irton Fell. The summit of Irton Pike is on the left centre |
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| Whin Rigg from Irton Fell |
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| Higher on Irton Fell the path crosses the line of the bridleway between Eskdale Green and Nether Wasdale which emerges from Miterdale Forest and then follows the forestry wall for a short distance |
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| Looking back from near the Eskdale Green ~ Nether Wasdale bridleway |
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| The path rises steadily to a gate in the cross ridge wall and then continues onto the more open upper slopes of Irton Fell |
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| Looking across to Harter Fell backed by the Coniston Fells |
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| Approaching the ravine of Greathall Gill |
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| Harter Fell from the broken wall near the head of Greathall Gill |
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| Crossing the head of Greathall Gill |
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| Looking back from the lower slopes of Whin Rigg to Greathall Gill and the top of Irton Fell |
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| On the final climb to the summit across the slopes of the north-west ridge |
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| Looking back to Irton Fell and Irton Pike from the north-west ridge of Whin Rigg |
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| Approaching the summit of Whin Rigg |
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| The summit cairn and wind shelter |
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| Hesk Fell, Whit Fell and Black Combe from the summit of Whin Rigg |
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| Looking south-west along the route taken to the summit |
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| Looking down to Nether Wasdale from the summit of Whin Rigg |
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| The crags of Buckbarrow across the valley |
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| Middle Fell in the centre with Seatallan, Haycock, Scoat Fell, Red Pike and Pillar on the skyline |
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| Pillar, Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell and Great Gable |
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| The connecting ridge to Illgill Head with Scafell on the right |
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| Great How in the middle distance backed by Crinkle Crags and Little Stand |
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| Harter Fell and the Coniston Fells |
