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 about 9¾ hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14½mls (23km) |
| Ascent: | 4,555ft (1,388m) |
| Time: | 9¾hrs |
| Grade: |  |
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
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 3 English Mountains |
 9 Wainwrights |
 4 English Nuttalls |
 2 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 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:
- The Knott at 739m (2425ft). The Knott is classified as a Wainwright (No. 66)
- 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).
- Angletarn Pikes at 567m (1861ft). Angletarn Pikes is classified as a Wainwright (No. 143) and an English Dewey (45th highest in England, 99th highest in England & Wales)
- Brock Crags at 561m (1841ft). Brock Crags is classified as a Wainwright (No. 144)
- Beda Head (Beda Fell) at 509m (1671ft). Beda Head (Beda Fell) is classified as a Wainwright (No. 170) and an English Dewey (161st highest in England, 371st highest in England & Wales)
- Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) at 432m (1418ft). Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) is classified as a Wainwright (No. 195)
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