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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.

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The start of the walk by the A592 through Troutbeck
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The first view up the valley with the Ill Bell ridge on the right
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The long village of Troutbeck on the other side of the valley
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The view up Troutbeck from the climb up Sour Howes
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A hazy Windermere
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Caudale Moor and Thornthwaite Crag at the head of the valley
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The Coniston fells just visible through the haze
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The view across to Red Screes
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The "summits" of Sour Howes
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Sallows with the Ill Bell ridge on the left
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The view down into Kentmere from Sour Howes
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Sour Howes from the summit of Sallows
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Red Screes and Caudale Moor
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Yoke on the left and Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike on the right
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Panorama from Sallows
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Red Screes, Helvellyn and Caudale Moor from the summit of Yoke
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Ill Bell ahead
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The Nan Bield Pass and Harter Fell
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Kentmere Reservoir
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Helvellyn and Caudale Moor beyond the ridge to Ill Bell
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The view down into Kentmere from Ill Bell
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Very hazy towards Windermere and Wansfell Pike
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Harter Fell
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Red Screes, Helvellyn and Caudale Moor from Ill Bell
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High Street at the head of Kentmere
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Panorama from Ill Bell
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Helvellyn and Caudale Moor from Ill Bell
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Cross Fell above the haze through the Nan Bield Pass
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Caudale Moor and Thornthwaite Crag from Froswick
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Caudale Moor with the Helvellyn range behind
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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
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Harter Fell
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High Street
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Panorama from Thornthwaite Crag
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Heading down into Troutbeck
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The head of Troutbeck
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Panorama from Troutbeck Tongue of Red Screes round to Ill Bell
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The summit of Troutbeck Tongue
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Red Screes behind the ridges of St. Raven's Edge and High Great Knott
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Troutbeck
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Hagg Gill
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Troutbeck Park
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Troutbeck Tongue and the Ill Bell ridge
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The view from Ing Lane as I head back to Troutbeck..
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Trout Beck
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The Troutbeck valley
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Looking back from the bridleway past Town Head
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Jesus Church, Troutbeck

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