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View of Morecambe Bay – Whitbarrow Lord's Seat Cairn loop from Crosthwaite and Lyth

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View of Morecambe Bay – Whitbarrow Lord's Seat Cairn loop from Crosthwaite and Lyth

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View of Morecambe Bay – Whitbarrow Lord's Seat Cairn loop from Crosthwaite and Lyth

03:38

12.5km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

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Start point

Parking

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5.79 km

Whitbarrow Scar

Highlight • Natural Monument

A designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve, Whitbarrow Scar is a stunning hill known for its incredible limestone. Its grassy slopes are covered in woodland and …

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6.33 km

Bench With a View of Morecambe Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely view of Morcambe Bay nice play to sit on an evening or for a break

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6.58 km

View of Morecambe Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views towards Morecambe Bay, you can see Blackpool Tower and Heysham Power Station on a clear day, just don't get too drawn into the view because there's a cliff not too far away!

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7.84 km

Viewpoint for Witherslack Hall

Highlight • Viewpoint

You get a great view of Witherslack Hall from here where you can really see the grandeur of the building.

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8.63 km

View of Morecambe Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

To be fair it is a lovely spot but you get better views further along.

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9.37 km

The inscription on the stone in the cairn reads:
This Reserve
Commemorates
CANON G.A.K. HERVEY
1893-1967
Founder of the
Lake District Naturalists' Trust

Though the site area is now under a Special Scientific Interest tag as a Nature Reserve.

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12.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.48 km

4.85 km

698 m

451 m

Surfaces

4.30 km

3.75 km

1.95 km

1.37 km

649 m

451 m

Elevation

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Saturday 9 May

14°C

3°C

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View of Morecambe Bay – Whitbarrow Lord's Seat Cairn loop from Crosthwaite and Lyth

Whitbarrow Scar

Bench With a View of Morecambe Bay

View of Morecambe Bay

View of Lord's Seat

Viewpoint for Witherslack Hall

View of Morecambe Bay

Whitbarrow Lord's Seat Cairn

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