Walk c297 The Martindale Horseshoe from Howtown

This 14½ mile, Grade 9 (Very Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at St Peter's Church (Martindale) & will take you about 9¾ hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:

Length:14½miles (23km)
Ascent:4,555ft (1,388m)
Time:9¾hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 9 (Very Hard) Icon
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Route outline for walk c297:

St Peter's Church (Martindale)  -  Howtown  -  Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa)  -  Keasgill Head  -  High Raise (Mardale)  -  Kidsty Pike  -  Rampsgill Head  -  The Knott  -  Rest Dodd  -  The Nab  -  Satura Crag  -  Brock Crags  -  Angle Tarn (Martindale)  -  Angletarn Pikes  -  Bedafel Knott  -  Beda Head (Beda Fell)  -  Winter Crag  -  Christy Bridge  -  Howegrain Beck  -  Martindale  -  St Peter's Church (Martindale)  -  Howtown


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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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3
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Mountains
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9
Wainwrights
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4
English
Nuttalls
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2
English
Deweys
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0
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Outlying Fells
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Marilyns
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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is High Raise (Mardale) at 804m (2636ft). High Raise (Mardale) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (39th highest in England, 73rd highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 31).

High Raise (Mardale) is also known as an English Nuttall (46th highest in England, 88th highest in England & Wales).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Rampsgill Head at 792m (2600ft). Rampsgill Head is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (46th highest in England, 84th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 39).

Rampsgill Head is also known as an English Nuttall (55th highest in England, 103rd highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Kidsty Pike at 780m (2560ft). Kidsty Pike is classified as an Wainwright (No. 46).

Kidsty Pike is also known as an English Nuttall (64th highest in England, 115th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

  • Rest Dodd at 696m (2284ft). Rest Dodd is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (107th highest in England, 177th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 93) and an English Nuttall (139th highest in England, 228th highest in England & Wales).

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c297 The Martindale Horseshoe from Howtown

In no particular order . . .

Beda Head from Christy Bridge

Beda Head from Christy Bridge

Photo: David Hayter (105)

Peter on Angletarn Pikes

Peter on Angletarn Pikes

Photo: Peter Lloyd (4)

*Beda Head (Beda Fell) with Place Fell beyond (left), Ullswater and Hallin Fell (right) from Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa)

Photo: Andy Malcolm (83)

Brothers Water from the path below Brock Crags

Brothers Water from the path below Brock Crags

Photo: Andy Malcolm (96)

Kidsty Pike summit cairn

Kidsty Pike summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (460)

High Raise (Mardale) summit cairn

High Raise (Mardale) summit cairn

Photo: Robert Hall (26)

Angle Tarn (Martindale) from Angletarn Pikes

Angle Tarn (Martindale) from Angletarn Pikes

Photo: David Hayter (109)

Christy Bridge, Martindale

Christy Bridge, Martindale

Photo: David Hayter (108)

Brock Crags from near the summit of Rest Dodd

Brock Crags from near the summit of Rest Dodd

Photo: Andy Malcolm (97)

Twopenny Crag from Kidsty Pike

Twopenny Crag from Kidsty Pike

Photo: Robert Hall (24)


. . . load all 63 walk photos from Walk c297 The Martindale Horseshoe from Howtown

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