Kentmere Horseshoe

Kentmere Horseshoe

A classic horseshoe route including eight summits (all of them Wainwrights) in one day, looking into no fewer than five valleys along the way.

This classic horseshoe route starts with the ascent to Yoke (Wainwright No.1), via the Garburn Pass... this initial push up the hill leads to a wonderful rolling skyline, so is well worth the climb to this first peak. We move onto Ill Bell (no.2), then Froswick (no.3), before reaching the head of the Troutbeck Valley where we tick off Thornthwaite Crag (no. 4), more famously known as The Beacon, as it can be seen for miles around. Moving up Racecourse Hill to the High Street Summit (no. 5), and across to Mardale Ill Bell (no. 6), we then drop to the Nan Bield Pass with views down to Haweswater. Next we head back up to tick Harter Fell (no. 7) with its unusual metal structure marking the summit. Returning above the Kentmere Reservoir, our last summit of the day is Kentmere Pike (no. 8).

£175 first walker + £25 each additional walkers up to 8 people. For 9 or more, get in touch for a quote.