29th November 2008 - A Newlands Horseshoe
Walk Details
Distance walked: 8.7 miles
Total ascent: 3268 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 6.5 hrs
Route description: Chapel Bridge-Little Town-Hause Gate-Cat Bells-Hause Gate-Maiden Moor-High Spy-Dalehead Tarn-Dale Head-Hindscarth-Scope End-Low Snab-Chapel Bridge
A great walk in the northwestern fells with some snow on the tops.
From the car park at Chapel Bridge I walked up the road to Little Town from where I took the path up to Hause Gate. I paid a visit to Cat Bells before retracing my steps to head up Maiden Moor. I then walked along the ridge to High Spy with a detour to the cairn on Blea Crag on the way. From High Spy I then visited Dalehead Tarn before I tackled the ascent of Dale Head. After Dale Head I then walked across to the summit of Hindscarth before I descended the ridge of Scope End back to the car park at Chapel Bridge.
Total ascent: 3268 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area
Time taken: 6.5 hrs
Route description: Chapel Bridge-Little Town-Hause Gate-Cat Bells-Hause Gate-Maiden Moor-High Spy-Dalehead Tarn-Dale Head-Hindscarth-Scope End-Low Snab-Chapel Bridge
A great walk in the northwestern fells with some snow on the tops.
From the car park at Chapel Bridge I walked up the road to Little Town from where I took the path up to Hause Gate. I paid a visit to Cat Bells before retracing my steps to head up Maiden Moor. I then walked along the ridge to High Spy with a detour to the cairn on Blea Crag on the way. From High Spy I then visited Dalehead Tarn before I tackled the ascent of Dale Head. After Dale Head I then walked across to the summit of Hindscarth before I descended the ridge of Scope End back to the car park at Chapel Bridge.
Route map
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Skiddaw from the path to Hause Gate
High Crags up to Maiden Moor with Hindscarth and Robinson behind from Cat Bells
Skiddaw from Cat Bells
Blencathra and mist over Derwent Water
Snow on the Helvellyn range behind High Seat
The view up Borrowdale
The view across the Newlands valley to Ard Crags and the Crag Hill to Causey Pike ridge
Cat Bells and Skiddaw from Maiden Moor
The Hevellyn range over High Seat and the central ridge
Mist clearing over Derwent Water
Helvellyn from the cairn on the top of Blea Crag
Skiddaw and Blencathra
The view up Borrowdale towards High Raise and Pike o'Stickle
Hindscarth and Robinson
The Helvellyn range from High Spy
and again from near the top of the climb to the summit of Dale Head
Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Scafell and Great Gable from Dale Head
The Dodds and Helvellyn
The classic view down the Newlands valley
The Dodds and Helvellyn on the other side of High Spy from the path to the summit of Hindscarth
On the summit of Hindscarth with a view across to Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Scafell and Great Gable
The Helvellyn range behind High Spy
Skiddaw, Blencathra, the Newlands valley and my route of descent Scope End, below