Levken one

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This was a lovely route, even on a dull, damp autumn day, but there are a few small diversions needed, plus an actual route into Kendal, rather than the flying crow version here, so I have uploaded LevKenFour to replace this.
After walking through the lower part of the pretty village of Levens, the route goes along the bottom of the wooded slope of Brigsteer Park, with views across the marshes towards Whitbarrow and the River Kent estuary. The path can be a bit muddy. On leaving the wood through a gate follow the edge of the field with the woods on your right along an obvious rising path (see my map). At Parkend Lane follow the footpath signs up to Wells Garth. Just after the stream and gate, the most straightforward path is to the right ie south east. This is the route also suggested by Simoninthelakes for LevKen 2. It is a bit steep and rubbly but will soon bring you to the very pleasant wooded and then moss-walled lane. A footpath off the next farm track leads into the gorgeous Honeybee Wood which is full of beech trees. Footpath signs at Barrowfield Farm direct you around the buildings and up through the field to more woods and the steep path climbing up Scout Scar. Even on a dull day the views from the top are phenomenal! The drop down the scar could be dangerous but there are paths well away from the edge. There is a “mushroom” covered shelter with seats at the viewpoint.
After the easy descent, I would recommend avoiding the road (see my map) by using the wooded footpath by the old quarry car park around to the mast. The road has blind corners, no pavement or verge, and fast cars. The path leads onto a long section of easy walking across open, grassy sheep pasture, and around the corner into a field which leads to a footbridge over the busy A591 Kendal Bypass.
There are good views of Kendal from the golf course, but I found the footpath signposting to be unclear, and it seemed a lot easier to descend through Serpentine Wood, than try to find the path shown on the map. From Queens Road, it is easy to miss the entrance to the steep cobbled footpath down the hill! The Slow Ways route across Kendal lacks any clarity, so I have suggested a quick and pleasant route through Nobles Rest Park (see my map).

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