Walk c449 Sour Howes and Sallows from Ullthwaite Bridge

This 7½ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Ullthwaite Bridge & will take you about 4¼ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7½mls (12km)
Ascent:1,216ft (462m)
Time:4¼hrs
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Route outline for walk c449:

Ullthwaite Bridge  -  Croft Head  -  Meadowplatts Plantation  -  Capple Howe  -  Sour Howes  -  Sallows  -  Garburn Pass  -  Crabtree Brow  -  Kentmere  -  kentmere Hall  -  Hall Wood  -  Kentmere Plantation  -  Sawmill Cottage  -  Kentmere  -  Ullthwaite Bridge


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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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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 c449 Sour Howes and Sallows from Ullthwaite Bridge

In no particular order . . .

Troutbeck Tongue and Park Fell Head from Sour Howes

Troutbeck Tongue and Park Fell Head from Sour Howes

Photo: David Hayter (283)

Sour Howes

Sour Howes

Photo: Andrew Robertson (1)

Approaching Sour Howes from Capple Howe

Approaching Sour Howes from Capple Howe

Photo: Dave Wainwright (21)

The summit of Sallows

The summit of Sallows

Photo: Dave Wainwright (24)

Sallows summit

Sallows summit

Photo: Mark Egan (3)

Kentmere from the summit of Sallows

Kentmere from the summit of Sallows

Photo: Brian Goreman (2)

The view from the summit of Sallows

Photo: Dave Wainwright (25)

Wall gate with Capple Howe beyond

Wall gate with Capple Howe beyond

Photo: Dave Wainwright (16)

Harter Fell (Kentmere), Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts from Hall Wood in the Kentmere Valley

Harter Fell (Kentmere), Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts from Hall Wood in the Kentmere Valley

Photo: Dave Wainwright (34)

Capple Howe from Meadowplatts Plantation

Capple Howe from Meadowplatts Plantation

Photo: Dave Wainwright (12)


. . . load all 47 walk photos from Walk c449 Sour Howes and Sallows from Ullthwaite Bridge

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