Walking Britain Mardale Head horseshoe
Introduction to Walk 1462
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Far Eastern Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Peter Smyly
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascent - 2550 feet / 773 metres
Time - 6 hours 30 minutes
Grade - moderate
This Lakeland walk offers a horseshoe route around the head of Mardale including a number of the summits including Kidsty Pike, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell and Harter Fell. There are options for extending the route to include more tops. Wainwrights included in this walk are - Harter Fell, High Street, Kidsty Pike, Mardale Ill Bell. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL5 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL5 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Longsleddale and Kentmere Pike from Sadgill
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Thornthwaite Beacon & High Street from Hartsop
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3.9 miles / 6.2 km away
Gray Crag and Pasture Beck from Hartsop village
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
3.9 miles / 6.2 km away
Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, High St. & The Knott
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
4.0 miles / 6.3 km away
Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike & Kirkstone Pass
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
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A shorter Kentmere Horseshoe
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
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Photographer's Kentmere Horseshoe
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 13.5 miles / 21.9 km
4.5 miles / 7.1 km away
The Angletarn Pikes from Hartsop
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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