The Mosedale Horseshoe is a celebrated mountain walk around Mosedale in the English Lake District: starting at Wasdale Head, it includes Kirk Fell, Yewbarrow, Red Pike, Scoat Fell, and Pillar. It is a circular walk of 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) with a total ascent of 1,150 metres (3,770 ft).[1]

Shorter versions can be made by omitting Yewbarrow and Kirk Fell, at start and finish, and (perhaps) the summit of Scoat Fell.[2][3]

Wainwright's warning

Alfred Wainwright placed the round among his dozen best lakeland ridge walks;[4] but also warned that the full version was "an exhilarating mountain marathon for experienced fellwalkers only".[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Mosdale Horseshoe". Fellwalker. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ "A Mosedale Horseshoe". WalkLakes. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ^ Gannon, Paul (2009). "Mosedale Horseshoe". Rock Trails Lakeland: A Hillwalker's Guide to the Geology & Scenery. Pesda Press. p. 157. ISBN 9781906095154. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ H Davies, A Walk Around the Lakes (London 1989) p. 320-1
  5. ^ A Wainwright, Wainwright in the Valleys of Lakeland (London 1996) p. 127
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