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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.

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Skiddaw from the path to Hause Gate
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High Crags up to Maiden Moor with Hindscarth and Robinson behind from Cat Bells
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Skiddaw from Cat Bells
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Blencathra and mist over Derwent Water
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Snow on the Helvellyn range behind High Seat
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The view up Borrowdale
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The view across the Newlands valley to Ard Crags and the Crag Hill to Causey Pike ridge
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Cat Bells and Skiddaw from Maiden Moor
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The Hevellyn range over High Seat and the central ridge
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Mist clearing over Derwent Water
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Helvellyn from the cairn on the top of Blea Crag
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Skiddaw and Blencathra
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The view up Borrowdale towards High Raise and Pike o'Stickle
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Hindscarth and Robinson
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The Helvellyn range from High Spy
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and again from near the top of the climb to the summit of Dale Head
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Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Scafell and Great Gable from Dale Head
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The Dodds and Helvellyn
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The classic view down the Newlands valley
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The Dodds and Helvellyn on the other side of High Spy from the path to the summit of Hindscarth
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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
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The Helvellyn range behind High Spy
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Skiddaw, Blencathra, the Newlands valley and my route of descent Scope End, below

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