Lake District Walks | The Kentmere Horseshoe (an epic 8 Wainwrights)

A 13 mile, 1085m/3,560ft ascent/descent walk around the glorious Kentmere Horseshoe, in early November 2021. The walk is a perennial classic, one of the longest and most remote in the Lake District, and on a cold and blustery day, Neil had an epic view of the eight Wainwright-encompassing round.

Starting out of Kentmere (where parking is often limited), the path ascends the Garburn Pass and then right to Yoke. From here, the ridge walk heads north to Ill Bell, Froswick (which is mistakenly labelled "Frostwick" in the film) and Thornthwaite Crag, famed for its tall summit cairn.

From here, the path bends east across to Mardale Ill Bell, then down the Nan Bield Pass and up to Harter Fell, then south again to Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts (where we're aware the true summit is to the east, behind the wall!), before finally returning to Kentmere.

A great description of the route (and brilliant maps) is available on the WalkLakes website here: www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_14.html

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Ordnance Survey maps used with permission. OS Explorer maps: OL7 and OL5: English Lakes - https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co....

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