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Boat How

Height: 337 metres / 1105 feet Grid reference: NY 17728 03401 Category: The Outlying Fells

The summit of Boat How, Great Gable now visible between Kirk Fell and Scafell

The summit of Boat How, Great Gable now visible between Kirk Fell and Scafell

Boat How

Walked on 23/05/2006

Start point: Boot (NY 176 011)

Boot – Burnmoor Tarn – Maiden Castle – Boat How (OF) – Boot

Distance: 6 miles     Total Ascent: 350 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes

Weather: Overcast and cold. 10oC.

This morning’s walk was the gentle ascent of Burnmoor Tarn and Boat How from the small village of Boot in Eskdale. Burnmoor Tarn, of course, lies in the midst of the Wasdale high fells and there are some good views from here, especially from Maiden Castle which is the col to the north. Boat How itself has similar views as well as south west along Miterdale. Angus and Casper certainly seemed to enjoy themselves up there today and Angus braved a swim in Burnmoor Tarn, even though the wind was pretty cold.

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Looking back over Boot and Eskdale from the start of the walk.

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Bookends?

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Scafell and Great How.

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Harter Fell and Green Crag over Eel Tarn.

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Scafell from above Burnmoor Tarn.

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I think some RAF Tucano's were using us as target practice this morning as we were constantly buzzed by them. Here is one approaching from Wasdale over Burnmoor Tarn...

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...and right over us.

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Illgill Head across Burnmoor Tarn.

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Looking over to Wasdale.

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Angus braves the water while Casper looks on.

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Burnmoor Lodge across Burnmoor Tarn. Boat How is the hump on the right.

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Seatallan and Haycock across Wasdale.

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Kirk Fell.

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The summit of Kirk Fell.

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Yewbarrow.

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Scafell.

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Angus and Casper hide in the long grass.

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Great Gable peeps above the lower slopes of Lingmell.

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Returning to Burnmoor Tarn above an old enclosure.

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Room with a view - Burnmoor Lodge.

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Angus and Casper on Boat How.

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Looking along Miterdale to Muncaster Fell and the Ravenglass Estuary.

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The summit of Boat How.

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One of the (many) ancient stone circles on Eskdale Moor. Scafell has caught the cloud now...

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...but there's some rare blue sky for us looking over to Whin Rigg.

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Eskdale Mill, Boot - taken from the bridge.

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Whillan Beck.

Boat How

Walked on 04/03/2005

Start point: Boot (NY 176 011)

Boot – Burnmoor Tarn – Boat How (312) (OF) – Boot

Distance: 4.5 miles     Total Ascent: 393 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour 30 minutes

Weather: Cold, some sunny and snow showers

There was a mixed bag of weather this morning for the gentle walk from Boot in Eskdale, out to Burnmoor Tarn for a view of the high fells, and back to Boot via Boat How. There were frequent snow showers with plenty of snow in evidence above 500m.

This walk follows the one described in Wainwright’s Boat How chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 178.

Boat How

Boat How route map.

Elevation

Elevation profile of the route.

Boat How 3D

3D image of the walk route.

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Eskdale Mill and the bridge at Boot.

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Scafell appears over Eskdale Fell.

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Harter Fell, Great Barrow and Little Barrow from Gill Bank.

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Looking over Burnmoor Tarn to Mosedale.

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Kirk Fell.

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Scafell.

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Highly des res, nice if you can get it! - Burnmoor Lodge.

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The summit of Boat How, Great Gable now visible between Kirk Fell and Scafell.

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Looking along Miterdale to Muncaster Fell.

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One of the many stone circles in the area. Scafell is caught in a snowstorm now.

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Harter Fell.

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Boot.

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