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Troutbeck Hills

Troutbeck Hills


Postby Broggy1 » Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:07 pm

Wainwrights included on this walk: Caudale Moor, Froswick, High Street, Ill Bell, Sallows, Sour Howes, Thornthwaite Crag, Troutbeck Tongue, Yoke

Hewitts included on this walk: Froswick, High Street, Ill Bell, Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Thornthwaite Crag, Yoke

Date walked: 18/11/2017

Time taken: 5.25

Distance: 24.5 km

Ascent: 1556m

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A grey but clear day around Troutbeck. Cold wind but dry.

1 Ill Bell Ridge ahead.JPG
Ill Bell ridge ahead - I'm always struck by this ridge when I see it. Probably because it's the first proper mountains you come to when driving in from the East.


2 Windermere from Sour Howes.JPG
Windermere from Sour Howes


3 Sallows summit looking to Yoke.JPG
Yoke from Sallows


4 Much improved track to Yoke.JPG
There's a much improved track to Yoke these days from Garburn Pass


5 Ill Bell from Yoke.JPG
Ill Bell from Yoke


6 Ill Bell.JPG
Ill Bell. Either along the ridge, or direct from Kentmere Res....it's one of my favourites


7 Thornthwaite and Caudale from Froswick.JPG
Thornthwaite Crag and Caudale Moor from Froswick


8 Wansfell and Coniston Fells.JPG
Wansfell and the Coniston fells


9 High Street ahead.JPG
Ahead to High Street - easy walking


10 Hayeswater.JPG
Hayeswater


11 High Street.JPG
High Street


12 Thornthwaite Crag.JPG
Thornthwaite Crag


13 descending to Threshwaite Mouth.JPG
Descending steeply to Threshthwaite Mouth


14 100 for the year on Caudale.JPG
Caudale Moor - 100 Wainwrights for the year


15 Ill Bell ridge again.JPG
Ill Bell ridge again


16 Threshwaite.JPG
Troutbeck and it's tongue


17 Back up to T Mouth.JPG
Back up to Threshthwaite Mouth


18 Tongue ahead.JPG
I wasn't going to go up the Tongue but it's so easy from this side (albeit boggy) it felt a shame not to


19 Tongue summit.JPG
Troutbeck Tongue
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