I intended to climb Blencathra's left arm today, the weather man predicted pulses of rain across Cumbria and the Northwest, some prolonged, what's a pulse of rain? I guess it's a shower that cleans you, anyway I got up this morning to be greeted by a pulse of rain, it was still pulsing an hour later so I went back to bed, Sue woke me later, the rain was still pulsing or was it another pulse, I decided to forget the mountains for the day and went to Silverdale, by Milnthorpe the roads were dry, by Arnside the sun was shining, I guess the rain doesn't pulse on this small limestone peninsula.

The route came off the top of my head, I parked next to the Silverdale Hotel and followed the road past the Garden Centre to Jack Scout followed by a short walk round Jenny Brown's Point before following the embankment to Crag Foot, up the hill following Crag Road to the Coach Road (Occupation Road), this I followed to the first stile on the right then fought my way through head high Bracken to eventually reach the summit of Warton Crag, I descended north on a way marked path back to the Coach Road followed by a short diversion to the Three Brothers, east from the Three Brothers and I soon had the tarmac of Peter Lane under foot before heading through the fields past Peter Lane Kiln, to emerge at the bottom of Peter Lane with the short ascent of Summer House Hill in front of me, over the hill then to the right of the white washed buildings of Leighton Hall, while descending to the causeway across Leighton Moss it occured to me that after all the rain of yesterday it may be a paddle rather than a walk to reach Storrs Lane, it was dry, from Storrs Lane I followed a permissive path between spectacular limestone cliffs through The Trough to emerge at Trowbarrow Quarry birth place of Tarmacadam, now a nature reserve, Past the remains of the lime works to cross the railway line on route to Eaves Wood home of the Pepper Pot, a short walk through the lanes of Elmslack and I was soon climbing Red Rake above Silverdale Cove, followed by a short walk on field paths back to the car. And the pulses of rain I guess stayed in the Lake District, my waterproofs stayed in the bag.

Warton Crag from Silverdale.	back to list view route map
	The Lime Kiln on Jack Scout.
	Across the sands of Morecambe Bay to a distant Hunphrey Head.
	Looking to the embankment at Jenny Brown's Point.
	Resting on a limestone outcrop on Jack Scout the Giants Seat.
	Rounding Jenny Brown's Point looking to the Smelt Mill chimney.
	Seen across Quicksand Pools under grey skies Warton Crag.
	Crag Foot backed by the Sylvan slopes of Warton Crag.
	Surrounded by trees the trig point Warton Crag.
	No views from the summit of Warton Crag, but a few paces to the south presents fine views across Jenny Brown's Point to the Furness Peninsula.
	Striding past the Three Brothers.
	On Summer House Hill looking to the remains of the Victorian Summer House.
	Stunning views over Leighton Hall.
	I'm not a bird watcher but there must be something more interesting than Swans amongst all this wet land.
	Strolling through Trough Woods between spectacular limestone cliffs.
	The impressive sight of Trowbarrow Quarry, now a nature reserve.
	The Shelter Rock, Trowbarrow Quarry.
	Rather him than me. I prefer my feet on the ground, the quarry is a haven for climbers and mountain bikers.
	After a short walk through Eaves Wood I popped out onto King William's Hill, to visit an old friend the Pepper Pot.
	The Pepper Pot commands fine views across Silverdale.
	Finally ascending Red Rake with views over Silverdale Cove.
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