Greendale Wood – Whitbarrow Lord's Seat Cairn loop from Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha

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Witherslack, Meathop And Ulpha

Greendale Wood – Whitbarrow Lord's Seat Cairn loop from Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha

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runners

Greendale Wood – Whitbarrow Lord's Seat Cairn loop from Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha

01:28

11.9km

280m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

314 m

Bus Services to Grange-over-Sands and Kendal

Highlight • Rest Area

Great bus service X6 into Grange Over Sands, Kendle etc

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959 m

Sidybank Wood

Forest

1.04 km

Buckhouse Wood

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice little trail; there soon follows a short, fast descent which take you eventually to Beck Head, home of the Hiker's Rest self-service cafe.

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1.97 km

Greendale Wood

Highlight • Viewpoint

Entering the woods. Quite a bit or recent forestry work has opened up the view. ground conditions can be difficult if wet.

Tip by

7.19 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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8.84 km

Descent Toward Witherslack

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fast flowing descent toward Witherslack heading South - lovely lane

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10.2 km

Hikers Rest

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A lovely little place to make tea coffee juice and rest up after a hike up the Witherslack hills this is an honesty box stopover. It has some interesting art …

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10.6 km

Witherslack Cycle Barn Bunkhouse

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Steph and Rick who run the cycle barn are brilliant. The bunk barn is really nice and the beds are so comfortable. I stayed here for a long weekend and …

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11.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.62 km

3.25 km

2.21 km

626 m

203 m

Surfaces

6.70 km

2.24 km

1.22 km

933 m

518 m

309 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

13°C

8°C

94 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

March 17, 2023,Lord’s Seat and Whitbarrow Scar

A really nice mostly runnable loop through the woods and then up onto Whitbarrow Scar and Lord's Seat. Somehow timed this perfectly as there was a huge downpour the second we got back to the car.

Definitely recommend stopping off at Leven's Hall for lunch or coffee and cake on the way home. 🤤