Walking Britain Photographer's Kentmere Horseshoe
Introduction to Walk 2652
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Far Eastern Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Stephen Starkey
Length - 13.5 miles / 21.9 km
Ascent - 3700 feet / 1121 metres
Time - 10 hours 30 minutes
Grade - mod/hard
One of the Lake District's great ridge walks designed with the photographer in mind. The route completes the full Kentmere Horseshoe including Shipman Knotts, Kentmere Pike, Ill Bell and Yoke amongst others. Wainwrights included in this walk are - Froswick, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike, Ill Bell, Mardale Ill Bell, Shipman Knotts, Yoke. 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 OL7 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL7 | 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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Other walks nearby
1.9 miles / 3.0 km away
Longsleddale and Kentmere Pike from Sadgill
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1.9 miles / 3.0 km away
Tarn Crag & Harrop Pike from Sadgill, Longsleddale
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
3.4 miles / 5.5 km away
School Knott & Grandsire from Ings
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
3.8 miles / 6.1 km away
Brunt Knott from Staveley
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
4.2 miles / 6.8 km away
Harter Fell & Nan Bield Pass from Mardale Head
Grade - moderate
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
4.2 miles / 6.8 km away
High Street & Kidsty Pike from Mardale Head
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
4.3 miles / 7.0 km away
Orrest Head & Allen Knott from Windermere
Grade - easy
Length - 4.4 miles / 7.2 km
4.5 miles / 7.2 km away
Red Screes & Other Fells from Ambleside
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 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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