Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
A pleasant gentle walk with fantastic views along the way and on the top
Jesus Church in Troutbeck is situated just a few yards North of a free
parking space for about half a dozen vehicles
Just over the road is the start of the Garburn Road, an old Pack Horse route to Kentmere
The path starts to rise gently through the woods
The path continues through a hand gate and passes a farm
The path swings round to the left under tree cover and from that point
rarely deviates from straight, making navigation easy
On the road proper now and the views start to open up across the Troutbeck Valley
The path continues to gently rise, this is good walking
The Wansfell / Wansfell Pike ridge line
The Garburn track is followed until you reach a series of wall stiles on your right.
The second one across the field crosses the Dubbs Road
Sue climbing up to the second wall stile
Once across the Dubbs Road the third stile gives access to the open fell side
A clear grass pathway signifies the final push to the summit
The path through the bracken. Aim towards the left hand side
of the rock outcrops
Looking towards Crinkle Crags
And further round to Scafell and Scafell Pike
Past the crags and the path swings round towards the summit, here looking back
towards Windermere with the Dubbs Reservoir in the foreground
Looking towards Troutbeck Tongue
The stile in the wall leads on to the last part of the climb, along the summit ridge
The ridge path winds its way around a number of grassy hillocks
Looking towards the Scafells
Made it !! - Sue and Ste on the summit of Sour Howes
There was no summit cairn to speak of so we made our own
The Ill Bell ridge line from the summit
