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Kentmere Horseshoe

Walked on 06/02/2007

Start point: Kentmere (NY 456 041)

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

Distance: 12 miles     Total Ascent: 1100 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes

Weather: Sunny and clear with high cloud. 3°C.

Another fine and sunny day! It was even colder than ever in the valley this morning as temperatures struggled to get above zero – once up onto the fells however, it was really quite warm again in the sun. Only Casper for company today; Angus had a day off for a good sleep after the previous few days excursions!

Kentmere Horseshoe

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Blue sky climbing the Garburn Road.

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Heading across to Yoke.

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Looking back to Windermere, the early morning mist still hanging on the lake.

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The Coniston fells from the southern end of Yoke.

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Looking west to the Scafells.

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The route ahead is Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick and Thornthwaite Crag.

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Ill Bell from Yoke.

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A lovely panorama from Yoke with Black Combe on the distant left, the Coniston fells over to Crinkle Crags and the Scafells with Great Gable and Pillar distant right.

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Harter Fell from the frozen summit tarn on Yoke.

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The route of the return leg - Mardale Ill Bell, the Nan Bield Pass and Harter Fell over Kentmere Reservoir.

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The view from Ill Bell.

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Climbing to Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag beyond.

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Red Screes over Caudale Moor with Lingmoor Fell, Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell beyond.

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Mardale Ill Bell and Kentmere Common across Kentmere.

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Harter Fell from Froswick.

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Heading along the frozen Thornthwaite Crag summit plateau.

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Looking south-west from Thornthwaite Crag with Bow Fell distant centre.

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Fairfield and Helvellyn.

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Striding Edge and Helvellyn.

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Bow Fell with the Langdale Pikes in front and the Scafells.

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Fairfield and Dollywaggon Pike.

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High Street.

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Rest Dodd and The Knott across Hayeswater.

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Casper on the summit of Mardale Ill Bell, Haweswater and The Pennines beyond.

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Haweswater and the easterly view from Mardale Ill Bell.

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Looking back to Thornthwaite Crag.

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The flat top of Harter Fell ahead.

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Small Water in shadow.

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The climb to Harter Fell across Nan Bield Pass.

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Looking back to Mardale Ill Bell and High Street.

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High Street and Rough Crag with a glimpse of Blea Water from Harter Fell, Rampsgill Head and Kidsty Pike to the right.

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The westerly view from the summit of Harter Fell.

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Heading to Kentmere Pike.

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Kentmere from Shipman Knotts.

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Longsleddale from the descent of Shipman Knotts.

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Kentmere from Stile End.

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Fell ponies in Kentmere.

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Kentmere Horseshoe.

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Hollow Moor, Green Quarter and Low Bridge from Kentmere.

 

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