Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
A challenging round of 7 Wainwright Fells with some steep ups and downs.
Good paths throughout it is described as a moderate to hard circuit, it is hard
Parking for this walk is notoriously difficult, since the Farmers field was closed off.
My best advice is to get to St Cuthberts Church in Kentmere Hamlet AS EARLY
AS POSSIBLE. There are 7 spaces then bugger all else. From the Church the walk
starts along the stony Garburn Road track and climbs gently
Through the hand gate and the track starts to rise more steeply
Part of the track has been fortified by the "Fix the Fells" team
At the top of the pass and through the gate and the track turns from stone to boggy grass
The views start to open up now here looking towards the Scafells and Great Gable
From the gate, take a right turn, crossing the boggy terrain and aim for
the rising stone wall
When possible, make your way right to run parallel with the wall for easier terrain
The path leads to a wall that gives access to the summit approach to the first
fell of the round ... Yoke
Looking towards Lake Windermere
Over the wall stile and Yoke summit comes into view
At this point you get a better appreciation of the extent of the walk. Here the
summits of Ill Bell and Froswick
Looking left towards the Helvellyn range
From the top of Yoke, the steep descent and equally steep climb up to Ill Bell
The distinctive summit of Ill Bell
Looking down to Kentmere Reservoir
Looking towards High Street at the head of the valley
The Nan Bield pass leading up to Harter Fell
The steep climb up to Froswick
At this point I have just dropped down from Froswick and am looking back up
the descent path which gives an idea of the severity of the drop
At the head of the valley looking back to Kentmere Reservoir
Looking back to Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick, some brutal ups and downs
Here a shot of Small Water sitting approx 700 feet above Haweswater from
Mardale Ill Bell
Looking at the Southern end of Haweswater Reservoir. From here follow the
path right round to climb to the summit of Harter Fell
The summit of Harter Fell
Now, take a 90 degree turn and head along the return leg of the Horseshoe
towards Kentmere Pike
From Kentmere Pike, the final descent to the valley floor via Shipman Knotts
