15th May 2010 - A Mosedale Horseshoe
Walk Details
Distance walked: 10.7 miles
Total ascent: 4935 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 8 hrs
Route description: Wasdale Head-Mosedale-Black Sail Pass-Looking Stead-High Level Traverse-Pillar-Scoat Fell-Steeple-Scoat Fell-Red Pike-Dore Head-Overbeck Bridge-Wasdale Head
A walk round the Mosedale Horseshoe from Wasdale Head including Pillar by the high level traverse, Scoat Fell, Steeple and Red Pike.
Total ascent: 4935 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 8 hrs
Route description: Wasdale Head-Mosedale-Black Sail Pass-Looking Stead-High Level Traverse-Pillar-Scoat Fell-Steeple-Scoat Fell-Red Pike-Dore Head-Overbeck Bridge-Wasdale Head
A walk round the Mosedale Horseshoe from Wasdale Head including Pillar by the high level traverse, Scoat Fell, Steeple and Red Pike.
Route map
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Wasdale Head
Mosedale
Looking back down to Wasdale Head
Green Gable and Great Gable
Ennerdale from Looking Stead
High Stile, High Crag and Seat with Grasmoor and Crag Hill beyond
Pillar Rock from the Robinson cairn
Ennerdale
Looking back along the high level traverse
A view to the distant Helvellyn range
Great Gable and the Scafell range from the summit of Pillar
Ennerdale Water
Helvellyn range in the distance
Across the north western fells to Skiddaw and Blencathra
High Stile and High Crag. Grasmoor, Crag Hill and Skiddaw behind.
Ennerdale Water
Scoat Fell and Steeple
Pillar summit
Steeple from Scoat Fell
The High Stile range from Steeple
Ennerdale from Steeple
On Red Pike. A view to Middle Fell and Seatallan.
The Scafell range from Red Pike
A better view with Yewbarrow in the foreground
Zooming in
Kirk Fell and Great Gable
Yewbarrow from Over Beck
Next to Over Beck and a view of Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Scafell