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Sour Howes and Sallows

Walked on 27/11/2009

Start point: Troutbeck (NY 413 028)

Troutbeck – Garburn Road – Sour Howes – Moor Head – Sallows – Garburn Road – Troutbeck

Distance: 4.7 miles     Total Ascent: 434 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours

Weather: Showers, clearing. 8oC

Hopefully, everything is returning to normal for most in the Lake District whilst further north at Cockermouth and Workington, things will take a little longer to straighten out. We walked a couple of the smaller Far Eastern fells today, Sour Howes and Sallows. We started the walk in the rain but surprisingly it brightened up towards the end of it and there was even a sprinkling of snow visible across on the western fells.

Sallows

Sallows route map.

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First we had to scale this new Lake District summit at the foot of the Garburn Road! This pile of shale was washed down from the track across the road last week. The Garburn Road was deeply rutted making going (especially in descent) a bit tricky at times.

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Troutbeck Park from the Garburn Road.

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The Tongue.

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Looking across Troutbeck to a misty Wansfell.

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Wansfell from Applethwaite Common.

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The head of Troutbeck Park from the climb to Sour Howes.

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Sour Howes ahead.

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It is all a bit drizzly at the moment.

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Windermere.

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I think that shower is heading straight for me.

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A panoramic view of Windermere.

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Damp Dougal on Sour Howes.

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Miraculously, Troutbeck is bathed in sunshine below while beyond the ominous clouds are hanging over the western fells.

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Dougal takes the lead on Moor Head.

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Following the wall to Sallows and it is raining heavily now.

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Over to the west though, there is sunshine with a fresh sprinkling of snow on Bowfell with the Langdale Pikes to the right.

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The cloud drifting across Yoke. Perhaps that sunshine will come this way.

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Dougal and Casper on Sallows.

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Looking towards Coniston from the summit mound of Sallows.

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Red Screes and the ribbon of the Kirkstone Pass road below it.

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The skies are clearing over Sour Howes to the south now.

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Sunshine and a clear view.

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The Coniston fells.

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Sour Howes.

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Casper takes in the view from the descent back to the Garburn Road.

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Red Screes, Caudale Moor and Dougal.

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Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke.

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Water spout on the way down.

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Sunshine through the trees in the old quarry.

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Troutbeck Park, a clearer view than at the start of the walk.

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Back to Troutbeck.

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