Walk c349 Sour Howes and Sallows from Troutbeck
This 5½ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Troutbeck Bridge & will take you about 3¾ hrs to complete.
Detailed walk route map PDF | ||
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 5½ miles (8.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1582 ft (482m) | |
| Time: | 3¾ hours | |
| Grade: | ![]() | |
Route outline for this walk:
Troutbeck Bridge - Garburn Road - Backstone Barrow - Sour Howes - Sallows - Garburn Pass - Troutbeck - Troutbeck Bridge
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 0 English Mountains |
![]() 2 Wainwrights |
![]() 0 English Nuttalls |
![]() 1 English Dewey |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Sallows at 516m (1694ft). Sallows is classified as an Wainwright (No. 166).
Sallows is also known as an English Dewey (148th highest in England, 338th in England & Wales)
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Sour Howes at 483m (1585ft). Sour Howes is classified as an Wainwright (No. 179).
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c349 Sour Howes and Sallows from Troutbeck
In no particular order . . .

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

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