Start point: Kirkstone Pass road (NY 412 063)
Kirkstone Pass – Woundale – St. Raven’s Edge (345) – John Bell’s Banner (346) – Caudale Moor (Stony Cove Pike) (347) – Threshwaite Mouth – Park Fell Head – Troutbeck Park – Troutbeck Tongue (348) – Kirkstone Pass
Distance: 10.1 miles Total Ascent: 929 metres Time Taken: 4 hours 20 minutes
Weather: Rain, heavy at times, clearing by the end. 12-15°C.
The heavens had opened when I set off this morning for the climb up to Caudale Moor on the eastern side of Kirkstone Pass. There were no views and it was quite miserable until I descended to Troutbeck where the sun came out – and of course shone on the places I had just been! This was a boggy affair due to the amount of rain and coupled with one or two tricky river crossings, it made for a very damp day.
Caudale Moor route map.
3D image of the walk route.
This view of Woundale just about sums up the first half of the walk!
Waterfall on Woundale Beck. After this it got very confusing in the mist and I ended up getting slightly off course....
...when I realised I was descending to the Kirkstone Pass Inn, seen here from St. Raven's Edge.
Angus on John Bell's Banner.
Pasture Bottom from Threshwaite Mouth, Ullswater in the distance.
Troutbeck Park and Troutbeck Tongue from Park Fell Head.
Angus gets picked on by a lamb. The lamb thought he'd found a new 'mum' when he spotted Angus and proceeded to follow us.
Windermere and the Troutbeck Valley from Troutbeck Tongue.
Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke from Troutbeck Tongue.
Slate Bridge, Trout Beck.
Woundale at the end of the walk. Compare the conditions with the first photo above.