Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
Walk No.2 of our Wainnwright Outlying Fells journey and we decided to tackle the second tallest in the list, that being Black Combe which lies just off the Duddon Estuary in the Whicham valley. The walk (for a so called little one) is quite steep in parts, but the track from Whicham Church is very well defined, safe in mist and leads unerringly to the summit which has a very fine shelter cairn
The car park at the start of the walk at Whicham Church just off the A595
There is a honesty box in which to make a donation towards the Church upkeep
Leave the Car Park down a path that cuts between the Church and the old School
At the end of the short path turn left and set off along the track that leads to the open fell side
After about a quarter of a mile take the right hand fork in the road
The path swings right and heads towards a gate
The gate at the start of the steep pull upwards
Prepare yourself for around a 30 minute vigorous workout until you reach
the midway point that thankfully flattens out a little. Its impossible to go
wrong now from here
Looking West over the Irish Sea
The path climbs towards a Col where after it becomes less steep for a short spell
The flatter section of the climb is still very easy to follow and provides an early view of the summit of Black Combe
Looking back towards the Irish Sea
The path cuts diagonally across the West face of Black Combe
Towards the upper reaches, the path is cairned to assist with navigation
Towards the latter end of the climb the path swings round to the right and leads directly to the big summit shelter cairn. A very welcome sight
The trig column on the summit cairn. Click here for a 360 degree view from the summit
Me and the Spud Meister on the summit of Black Combe and it was Baltic !!
Throughout the walk the views were hampered by the haze, Im not qute sure what the big ball of light was but thought it worth capturing
One of the best parts of fell walking is the post walk pint, and they dont come any better than the Loweswater Gold in The Lily at Ambleside
