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24th October 2010 - A Newlands Horseshoe

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 10.3 miles

Total ascent: 3751 ft

OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area

Time taken: 6.5 hrs

Route description: Gutherscale-Skelgill Bank-Cat Bells-Maiden Moor-Blea Crag-High Spy-Dale Head Tarn-Dale Head-Hindscarth-Scope End-Low Snab-Chapel Bridge-Little Town-Skelgill-Gutherscale

A round of the Newlands valley starting with Catbells, then Maiden Moor and High Spy. From High Spy I climbed Dale Head and then walked across to Hindscarth from where I made my way down Scope End back to the valley.

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The view across to Skiddaw from the start of the climb up Cat Bells
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Derwent Water
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Skiddaw from higher up
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​Derwent Water again
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The view into the Newlands Valley with Hindscarth and Robinson on the left
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Hindscarth and Robinson
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Skiddaw from Cat Bells
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Blencathra and Clough Head with Walla Crag on the other side of Derwent Water
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The view down Borrowdale
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Skiddaw and Blencathra from Maiden Moor
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Dale Head and Hindscarth
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Skiddaw and Blencathra again
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The view across to Helvellyn
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Skiddaw and Blencathra from the cairn on Blea Crag
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Borrowdale
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The view across Borrowdale to High Seat
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High Spy
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Skiddaw and Blencathra
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The Helvellyn range from High Spy
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On High Spy
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Nearly at the top of the climb up Dale Head with a vew across to the Helvellyn range
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The classic view of the Newlands valley from Dale Head
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The Helvellyn range from Dale Head
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The Newlands valley from Dale Head
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Robinson and Hindscarth with Grasmoor and Crag Hill beyond
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The view across to Ullscarf, High Raise and Glaramara
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More views from Dale Head...
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Buttermere
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Skiddaw and Blencathra from Hindscarth
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Ingleborough in the far distance
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Bowfell, Esk Pike, the Scafells, Great Gable and Kirk Fell
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Grasmoor and Crag Hill
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The Helvellyn range in the distance..
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Skiddaw, Blencathra and the Newlands valley
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The Newlands valley from near the bottom of Scope End

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