16th March 2008 - A Newlands Horseshoe
Walk Details
Distance walked: 9.7 miles
Total ascent: 3555 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 6.5 hrs
Route description: Chapel Bridge-Low High Snab-High Snab Bank-Robinson-Littledale Edge-Hindscarth-Hindscarth Edge-Dale Head-Dalehead Tarn-High Spy-Blea Crag-Maiden Moor-Hause Gate-Chapel Bridge
A cold spring day for this walk above the Newlands valley with a few wintry flurries thrown in for good measure.
From where I parked at Chapel Bridge I made my way past Newlands church to Low High Snab farm to climb Robinson by High Snab Bank. After reaching Robinson I walked across Littledale Edge to Hindscarth and then Hindscarth Edge to Dale Head. It was then a descent to Dalehead Tarn, across High Spy and Maiden Moor before heading back to Chapel Bridge from Hause Gate.
Total ascent: 3555 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 6.5 hrs
Route description: Chapel Bridge-Low High Snab-High Snab Bank-Robinson-Littledale Edge-Hindscarth-Hindscarth Edge-Dale Head-Dalehead Tarn-High Spy-Blea Crag-Maiden Moor-Hause Gate-Chapel Bridge
A cold spring day for this walk above the Newlands valley with a few wintry flurries thrown in for good measure.
From where I parked at Chapel Bridge I made my way past Newlands church to Low High Snab farm to climb Robinson by High Snab Bank. After reaching Robinson I walked across Littledale Edge to Hindscarth and then Hindscarth Edge to Dale Head. It was then a descent to Dalehead Tarn, across High Spy and Maiden Moor before heading back to Chapel Bridge from Hause Gate.
Route map
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Scope End. I'm heading along the track to Low High Snab farm.
A little to the right and I can see my first summit of the day, Robinson
Newlands church
A view of Newlands from High Snab Bank
A great view from the top of the climb to Robinson's summit to Skiddaw and Blencathra
Lakeland ridges. Scope End up to Hindscarth, then Maiden Moor to High Spy, High Seat, then the Helvellyn range in the distance.
Views from the summit of Robinson. Skiddaw and Blencathra.
Crummock Water and Loweswater
Pillar, High Crag and High Stile
Grasmoor, Wandope, Crag Hill and Sail
The Helvellyn range in the distance
Glaramara, Bowfell, Esk Pike, the Scafells and Great Gable
Skiddaw and Blencathra from the next summit of the day, Hindscarth
Grasmoor, Crag Hill, Sail and Grisedale Pike
Bowfell, Esk Pike, the Scafells and Great Gable
High Spy with the Helvellyn range in the distance
Eel Crags with Tongue Gill below as I head for Dale Head
High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike and Buttermere
The classic view down Newlands from Dale Head
Bowfell, Esk Pike, the Scafells and Great Gable
A great view across to Helvellyn as I start the descent off Dale Head and a bit of Borrowdale can be seen below as well
On High Spy. Grasmoor, Crag Hill, Sail and Grisedale Pike with the ridge of Scope End across Newlands.
Looking along the High Spy ridge
On the last summit of the day, Maiden Moor. Cat Bells with Skiddaw and Blencathra behind getting some weather.
A sunlit Newlands valley
Robinson, Hindscarth and its ridge of Scope End
Looking across the Newlands valley to Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Crags, Grisedale Pike and Causey Pike
A view of Borrowdale as I head down to Hause Gate
Skiddaw, Blencathra and Derwent Water