NW1 · North Western
Coledale Horseshoe + Barrow & Outerside
20.2 km · 1734 m · OS time 08:30 h · with dogs 9-11 h · Very hard Amber
This trip: 0/9 · Overall: 0 of 214
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Car park
Mall Quarry car park, Whinlatter road above Braithwaite
CA12 5SY · NY227237 · 54.60327, -3.19772
Free, about a dozen cars. Braithwaite School opens for parking at weekends/holidays.
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Sketch only — straight lines between summits. Follow the OS Maps route on the hill.
Fells
Route
Mall Quarry straight up Grisedale Pike, along the crest above Hobcarton Crag to Hopegill Head, out-and-back west along Whiteside's ridge, back to Coledale Hause and up Crag Hill, down to Sail, Scar Crags and Causey Pike. Back west to Sail Pass and Stile End for Outerside, then Barrow and down to Braithwaite.
Dog hazards
Upper end of Amber. Rocky steps below Grisedale Pike's summit (Sleet How end), a narrow exposed ridge out to Whiteside, a likely rock step on Crag Hill from Coledale Hause, and two or three rocky steps on the descent from Sail. Causey Pike's summit scramble is on its east side - this route reaches it from the west and returns the same way, which avoids it.
Scrambles
Several short rocky steps; Causey Pike's east-side scramble avoided.
Water
Coledale Beck and Stonycroft Gill; ridge is dry.
Livestock
Sheep; cattle in Braithwaite/Stoneycroft fields.
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