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14th June 2009 - A Kentmere Horseshoe

Walk Details

Distance walked: 13.1 miles

Total ascent: 3958 ft

OS map used: OL7 - The English Lakes, South-eastern area

Time taken: 6.5 hrs

Route description: Hallow Bank-High Lane-Kentmere-Garburn Road-Garburn Pass-Yoke-Ill Bell-Froswick-Thornthwaite Crag-High Street-Mardale Ill Bell-Nan Bield Pass-Harter Fell-Kentmere Pike-Goat Scar-Shipman Knotts-Stile End-Hallow Bank

Kentmere is a very difficult place to find a place to park unless you get there very early but there are a few places by the roadside at the top of High Lane at Hallow Bank. So, I didn't even bother to see if there was a spot in Kentmere and I went straight up High Lane to start the walk from there.

After parking at Hallow Bank I walked down and through Kentmere to take the Garburn Road upto the Garburn Pass. I then commenced the ridge walk around the head of the valley visiting in turn the summits of Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike and finally Shipman Knotts. I then descended back to Hallow Bank by Stile End.

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The view from the start of the walk up Kentmere from Hallow Bank
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On the summit of Yoke. The view southwest towards the Coniston fells.
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Red Screes and Caudale Moor with Helvellyn in the gap
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The next bit of the horseshoe ahead, Ill Bell and High Street
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On Ill Bell. Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag and High Street the next stops.
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Kentmere below
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Windermere from Ill Bell
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​Caudale Moor and Thornthwaite Crag
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Red Screes and Caudale Moor with Helvellyn in the distance
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The view across to the Coniston fells and Crinkle Crags
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The Coniston fells and Crinkle Crags from Froswick
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Caudale Moor and Thornthwaite Crag
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Red Screes and Caudale Moor with Fairfield in the distance
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Ill Bell and Windermere
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Windermere from Thornthwaite Crag
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Coniston fells, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell in the distance with Red Screes closer at hand
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Looking northwest to Helvellyn and the Dodds
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The Dodds and Blencathra in the distance from High Street
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Fairfield and the Helvellyn range
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The Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, the Scafells and Great Gable on the distant horizon with Red Screes, Caudale Moor, Dove Crag and Fairfield closer
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Small Water and Haweswater from Mardale Ill Bell
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On the summit of Harter Fell. The Coniston fells and Crinkle Crags behind Ill Bell and Froswick.
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The view to the northwest with Helvellyn being the high point on the right
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The Shap fells
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High Street from Harter Fell
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The view to Windermere from Kentmere Pike
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Yoke, Ill Bell & Froswick
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The Shap fells with the Howgills in the distance
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Longsleddale from the top of Goat Scar
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Harter Fell from Goat Scar
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A beautiful end to the day with this view of Kentmere from Stile End

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