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Scout Scar summit – View over the Lyth Valley loop from Helsington

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Scout Scar summit – View over the Lyth Valley loop from Helsington

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Scout Scar summit – View over the Lyth Valley loop from Helsington

04:27

15.8km

340m

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 17, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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42 m

View of Lake District from Helsington Viewpoint

Highlight • Natural Monument

One of the best views in the area.

Tip by

81 m

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 …

Tip by

1.83 km

Honeybee Wood

Highlight • Forest

quiet woodland, an abundance of growth come Spring time.

Tip by

8.24 km

Ash Spring

Forest

8.57 km

This is the 771-foot (235-m) true summit of Scout Scar. This popular escarpment boasts tremendous views towards Lakeland and east towards the Howgill Fells, and is within hiking distance of Kendal's town centre.

Tip by

11.2 km

View over the Lyth Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

The superb thing about the Scar is the uninterrupted views of the Lyth Valley and onto the fells beyond. On a clear day, you can see the Blackpool Tower too! Beware though, it is a steep drop.

Tip by

12.1 km

Barrowfield Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

TP1062 - Barrowfield S5672
Lake District National Park Trig Pillar

Tip by

12.1 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 …

Tip by

13.1 km

Barrowfield Wood

Forest

15.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

2.78 km

1.68 km

129 m

122 m

Surfaces

8.55 km

2.48 km

1.58 km

1.53 km

1.49 km

106 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Friday 10 July

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Scout Scar summit – View over the Lyth Valley loop from Helsington

View of Lake District from Helsington Viewpoint

St John's Chapel of Ease, Helsington

Honeybee Wood

Cunswick Tarn