Whinlatter (Brown How)
517m (1697ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,039ft (926m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Whinlatter Forest Park - Thwaitehill Knotts - Beckstone Plantation - Beckstone Gill - Barf - Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) - Broom Fell - Graystones - Scawgill Bridge - Whinlatter (Brown How) - Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) - Whinlatter Forest Park
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,703ft (1,433m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Whinlatter Forest Park - Thwaitehill Knotts - Beckstone Plantation - Beckstone Gill - Barf - Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) - Broom Fell - Low Burthwaite Wood - Kelswick Farm - Sale Fell - Dodd Crag - Eskin Farm - Corpse Road - Ling Fell (Wythop) - Wythop Moss - Graystones - Scawgill Bridge - Whinlatter (Brown How) - - Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) - Whinlatter Forest Park
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Whinlatter (Brown How)
Caroline Winter walked up Whinlatter (Brown How) on July 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] Whinlatter visitor centre, track above, Whinlatter top, Brown How [with] Solo [weather] Very warm - Great views over Newlands from shelter on top. Error in not taking left turn through woodland, so took me sometime to figure out correct route.
James Hughes climbed Whinlatter (Brown How) on June 11th, 2025 [from/via/route] c183 Lord's Seat & Graystones from Whinlatter Forest [weather] Warm sunny day - Walk from Whinlatter Forest car park (expensive). Difficult working out tracks up towards Barf & ended up going to Lord's Seat first, which involved out & back to Barf. Fairly easy ascent across to Broom Fell. Short steep climb up to Graystones & steep descent to halfway path into forest. Wound way up to Whinlatter, but route not clear. Involved steep ascent on trods to find ridge path - not great. Path continues to forest fence then back to start. Pint at Coledale Inn - Force Crag.
Martin Hartshorne bagged Whinlatter (Brown How) on February 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Spout force car park [with] finley [weather] Clear hill tops, bit grey & bitterly cold. Sunny breaks later in the day
Chris Mcmanus hiked Whinlatter (Brown How) on April 26th, 2024 [from/via/route] Circular route [with] Joanne & Julie [weather] Sunny
Mr M A Blanchard summited Whinlatter (Brown How) on April 17th, 2024 [from/via/route] With all the mutts apart from Ted [with] Florence, Millie and Woodie [weather] Cold, bright
Sarah Gunn conquered Whinlatter (Brown How) on March 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] Lord's Seat & Graystones from Whinlatter Forest Park [with] Martin Gunn - Missed out Barf
Clare Tait scaled Whinlatter (Brown How) on August 13th, 2023 [from/via/route] Parked in Whinlatter visitor centre (lovely & well stocked with great food). Walked through the forest & out onto open fellside. A nice easy walk with much ascent completed in the car. [with] Charlie [weather] Cloud & damp. - Our no 88 Wainwright.
Geoff Hand walked up Whinlatter (Brown How) on July 13th, 2023 [from/via/route] WalkC183. Lords Seat & Greystones from Whinlatter Forrest Park. Set out from Whinlatter Forest Park via Combe Beck & Beckstone Plantation & then popped out onto the hill & upto Barf. From here we followed the ridge onto Lord's seat. We stopped & had a coffee & a protein bar. Tess had a chewy sick & then onto Broom Fell. Nice run across the moor.See below [with] Tess (Jack Russell) [weather] Windy day with high cloud & sunny intervals. - We dropped down from Broom & then climbed upto Greystones, skipping over a couple of other bumps on the way. Down a very steep decent to the forest & then upto Brown How. finnished the walk over Whinlatter & down to the forest Park. Nice Cake!
Rob Prikanowski climbed Whinlatter (Brown How) on June 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] c183 [weather] Sunny & warm.
Richard Fulcher bagged Whinlatter (Brown How) on November 27th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked near the top of Whinlatter Pass on the side of the road. Walked back up the road about 150 yards before branching left up through one of the forest tracks. At the Gruffulo crossroads we turned sharp left & followed the track to a gate. Here we turned sharp right & climbed up to Whinlatter Top (East peak). We followed the path from here across to Brown How (West peak) where we sat in the wind shelter & had our sandwiches. We returned by the same path & diverted in the forest for a bit of variety & a cup of tea in the crowded cafe. [with] Jen [weather] Cold, wind gusting to 30 mph, a little rain & even less sunshine! Some great light for photography though! - A great ramble for a Sunday afternoon.
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