15th October 2011 - Sour Howes, Sallows and the Ill Bell ridge
Walk Details
Distance walked: 11.4 miles
Total ascent: 3724 ft
OS map used: OL7 - The English Lakes, South-eastern area
Time taken: 8 hrs
Route description: Church Bridge, Troutbeck-The Howe-Dubbs Road-Backstone Barrow-Sour Howes-Sallows-Garburn Pass-Yoke-Ill Bell-Froswick-Thornthwaite Crag-Troutbeck Tongue-Ing Lane-Town Head-Church Bridge, Troutbeck
I started this walk from the small car park next to Church Bridge just off the A592 through Troutbeck. From there I used bridleways to get up to Dubbs Road and access land and up to the summit of Sour Howes. From Sour Howes I went across to Sallows and then down to the Garburn Pass. I then walked along the Ill Bell ridge over Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick to Thornthwaite Crag. From Thornthwaite Crag I made my way down into Troutbeck using High Street to the summit of Troutbeck Tongue. After descending Troutbeck Tongue I used Ing Lane to make my way back to Troutbeck.
Total ascent: 3724 ft
OS map used: OL7 - The English Lakes, South-eastern area
Time taken: 8 hrs
Route description: Church Bridge, Troutbeck-The Howe-Dubbs Road-Backstone Barrow-Sour Howes-Sallows-Garburn Pass-Yoke-Ill Bell-Froswick-Thornthwaite Crag-Troutbeck Tongue-Ing Lane-Town Head-Church Bridge, Troutbeck
I started this walk from the small car park next to Church Bridge just off the A592 through Troutbeck. From there I used bridleways to get up to Dubbs Road and access land and up to the summit of Sour Howes. From Sour Howes I went across to Sallows and then down to the Garburn Pass. I then walked along the Ill Bell ridge over Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick to Thornthwaite Crag. From Thornthwaite Crag I made my way down into Troutbeck using High Street to the summit of Troutbeck Tongue. After descending Troutbeck Tongue I used Ing Lane to make my way back to Troutbeck.
Route map
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The start of the walk by the A592 through Troutbeck
The first view up the valley with the Ill Bell ridge on the right
The long village of Troutbeck on the other side of the valley
The view up Troutbeck from the climb up Sour Howes
A hazy Windermere
Caudale Moor and Thornthwaite Crag at the head of the valley
The Coniston fells just visible through the haze
The view across to Red Screes
The "summits" of Sour Howes
Sallows with the Ill Bell ridge on the left
The view down into Kentmere from Sour Howes
Sour Howes from the summit of Sallows
Red Screes and Caudale Moor
Yoke on the left and Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike on the right
Panorama from Sallows
Red Screes, Helvellyn and Caudale Moor from the summit of Yoke
Ill Bell ahead
The Nan Bield Pass and Harter Fell
Kentmere Reservoir
Helvellyn and Caudale Moor beyond the ridge to Ill Bell
The view down into Kentmere from Ill Bell
Very hazy towards Windermere and Wansfell Pike
Harter Fell
Red Screes, Helvellyn and Caudale Moor from Ill Bell
High Street at the head of Kentmere
Panorama from Ill Bell
Helvellyn and Caudale Moor from Ill Bell
Cross Fell above the haze through the Nan Bield Pass
Caudale Moor and Thornthwaite Crag from Froswick
Caudale Moor with the Helvellyn range behind
Thornthwaite Beacon
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Ill Bell from the beacon
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Caudale Moor and Hartsop Dodd with the Helvellyn range in the distance
Harter Fell
High Street
Panorama from Thornthwaite Crag
Heading down into Troutbeck
The head of Troutbeck
Panorama from Troutbeck Tongue of Red Screes round to Ill Bell
The summit of Troutbeck Tongue
Red Screes behind the ridges of St. Raven's Edge and High Great Knott
Troutbeck
Hagg Gill
Troutbeck Park
Troutbeck Tongue and the Ill Bell ridge
The view from Ing Lane as I head back to Troutbeck..
Trout Beck
The Troutbeck valley
Looking back from the bridleway past Town Head
Jesus Church, Troutbeck