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Kentmere Horseshoe

Walked on 19/04/2010

Start point: Kentmere (NY 456 041)

Kentmere – Garburn Pass – Yoke – Ill Bell – Froswick – Thornthwaite Beacon – High Street – Mardale Ill Bell – Nan Bield Pass – Harter Fell –Kentmere Pike – Shipman Knotts – Kentmere

Distance: 13 miles     Total Ascent: 1161 metres     Time Taken: 5 hours     Start Time: 07:00

Weather: Overcast, 10C

The good weather certainly deserted me this morning and the walk from Kentmere to the top of the Garburn Pass was completed in pouring rain. The weather improved by drying up but the tops were shrouded in mist throughout the walk, although the sun did have a good attempt at trying to burn through but never quite made it. There were no views and no other people around today.

 

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Kentmere Horseshoe route map.

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Badger Rock in the rain.

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Looking back to Kentmere.

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A bit brighter now but still raining climbing the Garburn Road.

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Heading for Yoke - what's that over there boys?

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A glimpse of Windermere from the 'motorway'.

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Yoke.

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Ill Bell - there are only two cairns standing now...

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...although there are three 'monuments' in this photo. Cheer up Dougal, it might never happen.

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Casper checks out Kentmere Reservoir below.

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Froswick.

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Lingmell End on Mardale Ill Bell across Upper Kentmere.

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Thornthwaite Beacon.

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The summit of High Street.

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Looks a bit clearer over on The Knott and Rest Dodd from the Roman Road.

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Hayeswater.

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In the absence of any views whatsoever, here is another dog/summit photo of Dougal on Mardale Ill Bell!

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This is how to grade a path so that packhorses can get up them - the ancient track across Nan Bield Pass from Kentmere.

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Kentmere Pike.

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Shipman Knotts across the stile.

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Kentmere Pike from Shipman Knotts.

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Longsleddale from Shipman Knotts.

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It looks a bit brighter now looking towards the Ill Bell ridge from Stile End.

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Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts from Low Lane.

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Crossing a sunny River Kent.

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Sunshine over Green Quarter.

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Kentmere Church.

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