I needed one walk in The Lakes before the long drive back to Devon, nothing too far in distance but enough to stretch the legs, some snow would be a nice way to round off a good few days in this lovely part of the world. Whinlatter fitted the bill, in that it was a Wainwright I hadn’t climbed, it was on the route out from my base in the Western Fells and it had a bit of the white stuff. The weather was lovely and only made me wish I could stay for longer. This one is a simple walk although parking at the Whinlatter visitor centre is expensive, the walk is an out and back with the views to Grisedale Pike especially good. Remember the Wainwright top is Brown How and not Whinlatter!!

Start – Whinlatter visitor centre

Route – Forest track – Whinlatter – Brown How – Whinlatter – Whinlatter visitor centre

Distance – 2 ½ miles    Start time – 9.30am     Time taken –  1hr 20mins    Highest Point – Whinlatter 525m (Brown How 517m)

Weather – Sunny spells and some cloud. Cold