Walk c204 The Longsleddale Horizon from Stockdale
This 10½ mile, Grade 7 (Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Stockdale & will take you about 7¼ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 10½ miles (17km) | |
| Ascent: | 3417 ft (1041m) | |
| Time: | 7¼ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 | |
| Sat Nav: | N54.5122 W2.9241 | |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire | |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS‡ | |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members | |
| Car Park Size: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars | |
| Location: | On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale | |
| Stiles: | None | |
| Dogs: | Permitted under close control | |
| Terrain: | Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Stockdale - Sadgill Bridge - Stockdale Beck - Great Howe - Grey Crag (Sleddale) - Tarn Crag (Sleddale) - Sleddale Fell - Selside Brow - Branstree (Artlecrag Pike) - Gatescarth Pass - Adam Seat - Harter Fell (Mardale) - Kentmere Pike - Goat Scar - Shipman Knotts - Wray Crag - Stockdale
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 5 English Mountains |
 6 Wainwrights |
 5 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 2 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Harter Fell (Mardale) at 779m (2556ft). Harter Fell (Mardale) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (54th highest in England, 96th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 47).
Harter Fell (Mardale) is also known as an English Nuttall (66th highest in England, 118th highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Kentmere Pike at 730m (2396ft). Kentmere Pike is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (80th highest in England, 138th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 72).
Kentmere Pike is also known as an English Nuttall (101st highest in England, 172nd highest in England & Wales). The summit of Kentmere Pike is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You will also reach the summit of Branstree (Artlecrag Pike) at 713m (2340ft). Branstree (Artlecrag Pike) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (92nd highest in England, 155th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 82).
Branstree (Artlecrag Pike) is also known as an English Nuttall (116th highest in England, 195th highest in England & Wales).
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- Adam Seat at 666m (2186ft). Adam Seat is known as an English Bridget.
- Tarn Crag (Sleddale) at 664m (2179ft). Tarn Crag (Sleddale) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (132nd England, 225th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 104), an English Nuttall (177th highest in England, 300th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (42nd England, 667th highest in the UK).
- Grey Crag (Sleddale) at 638m (2094ft). Grey Crag (Sleddale) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (153rd highest in England, 261st highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 118) and an English Nuttall (202nd highest in England, 350th highest in England & Wales).
- Goat Scar at 631m (2071ft). Goat Scar is known as an English Bridget.
- Shipman Knotts at 587m (1927ft). Shipman Knotts is classified as a Wainwright (No. 133)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c204 The Longsleddale Horizon from Stockdale
In no particular order . . .
Sign near Ullthwaite Bridge at the start of the route up Sour Howes and Sallows
The Ordnance Survey Concrete Ring on the summit of Branstree (Artlecrag Pike)
Duddon Valley and the Seathwaite Fells (Dow Crag & Brown Pike) from the path up Harter Fell (Eskdale)
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