Walk c332 The Hagg Gill Round from Troutbeck

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Troutbeck Bridge, is 11 miles long and will take about 7½hrs. It is graded 7 (Hard).


Route outline for walk c332:

Troutbeck Bridge  -  Garburn Road  -  Backstone Barrow  -  Sour Howes  -  Sallows  -  Garburn Pass  -  Yoke  -  Ill Bell  -  Froswick  -  Wanfer Crag  -  Hagg Gill  -  Trout Beck  -  Troutbeck Tongue  -  Lowther Brow  -  Long Green Head  -  Limefitt Campsite  -  Troutbeck  -  Troutbeck Bridge




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
English
Mountains
Wainwright
6
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
3
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Ill Bell at 757m (2484ft). Ill Bell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (66th highest in England, 114th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 60).

Ill Bell is also known as an English Nuttall (80th highest in England, 138th highest in England & Wales).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Froswick at 720m (2363ft). Froswick is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (86th highest in England, 147th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 77).

Froswick is also known as an English Nuttall (108th highest in England, 183rd highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Yoke at 706m (2317ft). Yoke is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (100th highest in England, 166th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 85).

Yoke is also known as an English Nuttall (125th highest in England, 209th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:

  • Sallows at 516m (1694ft). Sallows is classified as a Wainwright (No. 166) and an English Dewey (148th highest in England, 338th highest in England & Wales)

You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL7 The English Lakes - South Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c332 The Hagg Gill Round from Troutbeck

In no particular order . . .

Troutbeck Tongue summit cairn

Troutbeck Tongue summit cairn

Photo: David Hayter (352)

South from Troutbeck Tongue

South from Troutbeck Tongue

Photo: Don Gorman (4)

Looking South from the summit of Ill Bell across cloud trapped by a temperature inversion

Looking South from the summit of Ill Bell across cloud trapped by a temperature inversion

Photo: Paul Johnson (14)

Longsleddale from Yoke

Longsleddale from Yoke

Photo: Matt Delemare (2)

Approaching Sour Howes from the south

Approaching Sour Howes from the south

Photo: Mark Egan (2)

The small stone marking the summit of Howes

The small stone marking the summit of Howes

Photo: Christine Shepherd (380)

High Pike from Sour Howes

High Pike from Sour Howes

Photo: David Hayter (286)

Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (left), Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke (right) from Garburn Road near Troutbeck Park

Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (left), Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell and Yoke (right) from Garburn Road near Troutbeck Park

Photo: Philip Butler (1)

A Brocken Spectre (almost) with Red Screes beyond from the lower slopes of Yoke

A Brocken Spectre (almost) with Red Screes beyond from the lower slopes of Yoke

Photo: Paul Johnson (11)

Mardale Ill Bell (left) Nan Bield Pass and Harter Fell (Mardale)(right) with Kentmere Reservoir below from the summit of Yoke

Mardale Ill Bell (left) Nan Bield Pass and Harter Fell (Mardale)(right) with Kentmere Reservoir below from the summit of Yoke

Photo: Neil Milling (15)

Katie says a prayer to the weather Gods on Ill Bell

Katie says a prayer to the weather Gods on Ill Bell

Photo: Reasons Togonorth (6)

Kentmere village from Sallows

Kentmere village from Sallows

Photo: David Hayter (282)

Troutbeck Tongue from Garburn Road with Stony Cove Pike and Thornthwaite Crag beyond covered in cloud

Troutbeck Tongue from Garburn Road with Stony Cove Pike and Thornthwaite Crag beyond covered in cloud

Photo: Keith Evans (1)

Froswick (foreground - centre right)) with Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (left), the Threshthwaite Mouth saddle and Thornthwaite Crag (centre back) from the summit of Yoke

Froswick (foreground - centre right)) with Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (left), the Threshthwaite Mouth saddle and Thornthwaite Crag (centre back) from the summit of Yoke

Photo: Neil Milling (16)

Froswick (front), Thornthwaite Crag and High Street from Ill Bell

Froswick (front), Thornthwaite Crag and High Street from Ill Bell

Photo: Matt Delemare (3)

Stony Cove Pike (left) and Thornthwaite Crag (right) from Garburn Pass

Stony Cove Pike (left) and Thornthwaite Crag (right) from Garburn Pass

Photo: Dave Wainwright (27)


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