Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
Having seen several You Tube blogs from the likes of The Fat Boys on Tour and
Dave Ostle Mountain Man, we were horrified to see the amount of shoulder high
bracken that had to be negotiated. This on paper (and in reality) is a small and
simple walk if undertaken by the Chris Jesty route as outlined in the revised
edition of Wainwrights Outlying Fell book. The walk described here
DOES NOT take in the official high point of Saskills (where the comms mast is),
we saw no point in doing so having bagged the Wainwright summit and therefore
avoiding the nasty bracken. As a Fell climb in itself it is easy and it has to be said
offers little in the way of memorable views.
For the complete story of how to bag Newton Fell please follow this link
which details how to climb upto the South top (Dixon Heights) which lies some
3 or 4 miles back down the A590
Heading towards Newby Bridge on the A590 look out on the left for a right turn
sign posted for Stavely in Cartmel, then after take an immediate right turn along
a wide lane that effectively runs back parallel with the A 590
Start off by walking back on yourself towards an old gate at the side of the A590
The end of the tree lined path as it approaches the A590 travelling away
from Newby Bridge
After around 200 yards or so a gate on the left gives access to the open fellside
The old gate is a bit clunky so the fence stile can be used to get onto the start path
A wide an easy to follow grass path cuts a swathe through the bracken
The path narrows somewhat as it climbs moderately steeply up toward
the ridge line
The path swings right as it approaches Whitestone Beck
The rough Southern face of Newton Fell North
There are a number of points at which to cross Whitestone Beck. The aim being
to reach the two gateposts and follow the wall right
Do not go through the two gateposts, turn immediately right and follow the
wall for a short distance
After a short distance look out for a track branching off right that leads to the summit
At this point we have just climbed to the uppermost part of the rise and
looking back to the gateposts below
Approaching the summit cairn on White Stone
Sue on the summit of White Stone. Click here for a 360 degree view from the summit
Looking over to Saskills which though is the highest point of Newton Fell north
is not the official Wainwright summit. We considered it not worth slogging
through the bracken just to look at a communication mast !!
Just to give the summit geography some context, below is the A590 and start point
