Walk c439 Black Combe and White Combe from Whicham Church, Silecroft
Fantastic views on a clear day!
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8½mls (13.5km) |
| Ascent: | 2,645ft (806m) |
| Time: | 5¾hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c439:
Silecroft - Whicham Church - Kirkbank Farm - Townend Knotts - Black Combe - Blackcombe Screes - Whitcombe Screes - Stoupdale Head - White Combe - White Hall Knott - Whitecombe Beck - Parsonage Breast - Kirkbank Farm - Whicham Church.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 1 English Dewey |
 3 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Black Combe at 600m (1969ft). Black Combe is also known as an English Dewey (12th highest in England, 25th in England & Wales), a Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 2) and an English Marilyn (54th highest in England, 769th highest in the UK). The summit of Black Combe is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. A rare location in the United Kingdom where, on a clear day, you can see five countries - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Southern Ireland and the self-governing British Crown dependency, The Isle of Man.
William Wordsworth claimed that the summit of Black Combe offered "the amplest range of unobstructed prospect may be seen that British ground commands."
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Stoupdale Head at 472m (1549ft). Stoupdale Head is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 34)
You will also reach the summit of White Combe at 415m (1362ft). White Combe is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 46)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c439 Black Combe and White Combe from Whicham Church, Silecroft
In no particular order . . .
Looking back to Millom and Duddon Sands from the path up Black Combe
Looking back over Black Combe and Whitecombe Screes from White Combe
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