Warton Crag
Warton Crag is a HuMP, 163m high, in the Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape. The HuMPs are hills in Britain and Ireland with at least 100 metres of prominence, whatever their height.
Carnforth is the nearest station, 1.3 mi (about 1.5 to 2 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Carnforth it's about 1 hour to the summit, 1 in 15 on average. Silverdale is next, 1.8 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot), and 11 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Warton Crag is a limestone hill in north west Lancashire, England. It lies to the north west of Warton village, in City of Lancaster district. At 163 metres (535 ft) it is the highest point in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is listed as a "HuMP" or "Hundred Metre Prominence", having a "drop" or "prominence" of 126 metres (413 ft) with its parent being Hutton Roof Crags. Two areas are Local Nature Reserves, called Warton Crag and Warton Crag Quarry. Different sections are owned by Lancashire County Council, the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside, Lancaster City Council and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
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Stations within 10 miles of Warton Crag, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Carnforth1.3 mi (about 1.5 to 2 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 15 on average to the summit
- Silverdale1.8 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 19 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Arnside4.2 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
- Bare Lane5.6 mi (about 7.5 to 8 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours to the summit
- Grange-over-Sands6.0 mi (about 8 to 8.5 mi on foot) · 3 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
- Kents Bank6.2 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
- Morecambe6.5 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours to the summit
- Lancaster7.0 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours to the summit
- Wennington8.0 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summitSilver walking rating
- Cark8.2 mi (about 10.5 to 12 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
- Heysham Port9.6 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit