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Scout Scar trig point – The Mushroom on Scout Scar loop from Sedgwick

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Scout Scar trig point – The Mushroom on Scout Scar loop from Sedgwick

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Scout Scar trig point – The Mushroom on Scout Scar loop from Sedgwick

04:16

15.7km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.20 km

Black Earth

Forest

3.37 km

St John's Chapel of Ease, Helsington

Highlight • Viewpoint

Helsington Church is well known to walkers not so much for its interior (or exterior) but for its location and the unparalleled views of the Lake District fells to be enjoyed from its front gate. The ground to the west slopes down sharply into the Lyth valley, to offer an unobstructed sight of everything from the Kent estuary in Morecambe Bay across to Black Combe in the far west to the Coniston range, Scafell, the Langdales and the peaks beyond Grasmere in the north-west. Amazing!

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6.13 km

Barrowfield Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

TP1062 - Barrowfield S5672
Lake District National Park Trig Pillar

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6.14 km

Scout Scar trig point

Highlight • Natural Monument

You'd think that as there's a trig pillar here that this would be the summit of Scout Scar. However, the trig occupies a spot at a height of 751 feet (229 m), whereas the 771-foot (235 m) summit lies to the north, beyond the Mushroom. The true summit is more dramatically situated, on the edge of the escarpment to the north, a superb vantage for gazing towards the fells of the Lake District, beautifully arrayed across the north western horizon.

Scout Scar is a popular objective from Kendal, both with hikers and fell runners. It rises gently above the town, in stark contrast to its western edge: a limestone scarp that drops abruptly to the Lyth Valley.

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6.85 km

The Mushroom on Scout Scar

Highlight • Summit

The Mushroom marks the summit Wainwright chose for Scout Scar in his guidebook to the Outlying Fells of Lakeland. In fact, the true summit of Scout Scar is a short walk to the south, as indicated by a trig pillar.

It's undoubted that Wainwright chose this spot, closer to the edge of the scarp, because it provides a sumptuous view of the tumultuous Lakeland skyline to the north west.

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10.9 km

Scroggs Wood

Highlight • Trail

Good spot for a wild swim

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12.6 km

Hawes Wood

Forest

13.2 km

Dorothy's Seat

Highlight • Viewpoint

A very pleasant spot to take a break from your walk. There is some white water just downriver from the seat which provides a nice acoustic background and a lovely view upriver.

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13.3 km

River Kent Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Beautiful spot for a dip or a paddle. Years of water flowing here has carved a river through into the rocky landscape, leaving a perfect spot for paddling/soaking tired feet! Not deep enough for swimming. Off the path.

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14.4 km

Low Park Wood Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This bridge has now been repaired.
This bridge was originally built for the workers of the Old Sedgwick Gunpowder Works. It allowed them to get to work without having to use the ford or take a large detour. And served as clock-in point. It was closed between 1982 and 1989 as it needed restoration. Floods also damaged the bridge in 2022 and it was closed for repair in August and September of that year.

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15.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.39 km

5.16 km

1.65 km

918 m

502 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.84 km

3.05 km

2.98 km

2.27 km

2.18 km

1.35 km

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Scout Scar trig point – The Mushroom on Scout Scar loop from Sedgwick

St John's Chapel of Ease, Helsington

Barrowfield Trig Point

Scout Scar trig point

The Mushroom on Scout Scar

Scroggs Wood

Dorothy's Seat

River Kent Gorge

Low Park Wood Suspension Bridge

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