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Start: 555 bus stop at Levens Hall. Finish: Kendal bus station. Length/difficulty: 8¾ miles, moderate, approximately 4½ hours. Map: Ordnance Survey OL7, English Lakes SE. Scout Scar is a long limestone cliff that is topped by an expanse of grassland brought to colourful life in spring and summer by a wealth of wildflowers. Striding out over the springy turf along the south-eastern edge of the Lake District National Park, you’re treated to superb views across to the high fells. The Lyth Valley and the gently rolling countryside east of Windermere enable an uninterrupted view of the mountains, often topped by snow in the winter. Catch the 555 to Levens Hall and then use quiet lanes to gain the higher ground above Brigsteer Park. Continue steadily gaining height, passing above Burnbarrow Scar, another limestone outcropping, to reach Scout Scar. In spring and summer, keep your eyes peeled for wildflowers such as bedstraw, thyme and hawkbit. You might even spot a few orchids up there. Descend to Kendal via Cunswick Scar and Kendal Fell. You can catch the 555 at various points in the town including the bus station.

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