I suggest using the start detailed below rather than Wainwright's suggestion.
After braving the tortuous single track road to Dryhowe Bridge one is now confronted with piles of road-stone hindering parking, which had not been the case when I was there before with Bowland Climber. The Bannisdale horseshoe was our excellent grand finale to our campaign to climb all Wainwright's Outlying Fells - CLICK
On my more recent visit to walk up the Bannisdale track CLICK - I gave in and drove to an alternative start wasting time and increasing my walking distance.
I later found that if I had driven another fifty yards or so down a little hill and through a gate I could have parked on the service road leading up Bannisdale.
See maps beleow.
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| That south/north bit of route at the bottom is Wainwright's start but I suggest drive to Dryhowe Bridge. The red markers are W's Outlying Fells on the route. |
Thanks very much for doing this Conrad. Your description of the single track road confirms my worst fears - we will have to bring the car as well as the motorcaravan in July. I'm sure the motorcaravan would negotiate the road OK but parking might be problematic.
ReplyDeleteIt does look a lovely route.
afoot - yes, it was a fitting finale to our Outlying campaign.
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