W1 · Western
Mosedale Horseshoe from Overbeck
17.8 km · 1521 m · OS time 07:29 h · with dogs 7.5 h · Very hard No dogs
This trip: 0/6 · Overall: 0 of 214
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Car park
Overbeck Bridge NT car park, Wasdale
CA20 1ET · NY168068 · 54.44976, -3.28465
NT tariff, about 10 spaces, members free.
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Sketch only — straight lines between summits. Follow the OS Maps route on the hill.
Fells
Route
Overbeck up Yewbarrow's south end to its summit, down Stirrup Crag to Dore Head, up Red Pike to Scoat Fell, out-and-back to Steeple, then Pillar. Down to Black Sail Pass, up Kirk Fell and down Rib End to Wasdale Head and back along the road.
Dog hazards
Not a dog day - see Scrambles.
Scrambles
Yewbarrow's south end (Great Door) needs scrambling on badly eroded ground; Stirrup Crag at the north end is easy scrambling with loose rock. Leave the dogs at home.
Water
Mosedale Beck; dry tops.
Livestock
Sheep; cattle at Wasdale Head.
Notes
Biggest day in the list (about 1,900 m of ascent). Kept as one day because it is no longer a dog day - start early.
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