F1 · Far Eastern
Kentmere Horseshoe
19.7 km · 1146 m · OS time 07:13 h · with dogs 8-9 h · Hard Amber
This trip: 0/8 · Overall: 0 of 214
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Car park
Kentmere Institute / St Cuthbert's Church
LA8 9JL · NY455041 · 54.42962, -2.84022
A few spaces only and often full by 8am. Seasonal field parking (Easter-Oct weekends, LA8 9JP, donation). Never park in passing places.
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Sketch only — straight lines between summits. Follow the OS Maps route on the hill.
Fells
Route
Kentmere east up to Shipman Knotts, north along the wall to Kentmere Pike and Harter Fell, round Nan Bield Pass to Mardale Ill Bell and Thornthwaite Crag, then south over Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke down to the Garburn Pass and back to Kentmere.
Dog hazards
Shipman Knotts is knobbly with rock outcrops and a sloping slab by Wray Crag (slippery wet). A ladder stile between Shipman Knotts and Kentmere Pike has an almost vertical drop on the far side - expect to lift the dogs. Harter Fell's zig-zags have rocky steps; Froswick and Ill Bell are steep, rough and bouldery. Cattle on Yoke and the Garburn track.
Scrambles
None, but several rocky steps and one awkward ladder stile.
Water
Very little on the tops; becks low down only - carry plenty.
Livestock
Sheep; cattle in Kentmere valley fields.
Notes
Car park often full by 8am - go early or use the seasonal field.
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