High Street from Kentmere via Hall Cove (Tue 12 Feb 2008)

Walk Information

location map

Walk route: Kentmere Village - Kentmere Reservoir - Hall Cove - High Street - Thornthwaite Crag - Froswick - Ill Bell - Yoke - Garburn Pass - Kentmere Village

Distance: 12.00 miles

Ascent: 3,300ft

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Time: 6 hours 5 minutes

With: David Hall

Conditions: Wall to wall blue sky and sunshine, warm, is it May already?

Photos

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Calfhowe Crag as we head up the valleyKentmere PikeRainsborrow Crag, Ill Bell, Froswick, High Street and Lingmell EndLingmell End and Nan Bield Pass from the outflow to Kentmere ReservoirLooking across Kentmere Reservoir to Lingmell End and Nan Bield PassLingmell End from the path on the west side of Kentmere ReservoirKentmere ReservoirOur route to Hall Cove followed the River KentThe infant River KentThe large sheepfold at grid reference NY 440 089Hall Cove starts to come into viewLooking back, Rainsborrow Crag, Ill Bell and FroswickLooking back down into Hall Cove with Harter Fell just visible behind Lingmell EndFairfieldApproaching High Street's summitHayeswater from High StreetHayeswater with Gray Crag on the left and Rest Dodd, The Knott, Rampsgill Head and the flanks of High Street on the rightLooking over the Caudale Moor to Hartsop Dodd ridge to Saint Sunday Crag and the Helvellyn fells from Thornthwaite BeaconKentmere Reservoir as we head for FroswickCaudale Moor and Thornthwaite Crag from our ascent of FroswickWindermere to the south from Froswick's summit360 Panorama from Froswick's summitThornthwaite Crag, Froswick in front, High Street, Hall Cove, Mardale Ill Bell and Lingmell End from Ill BellIngleborough in the distance from Ill Bell's summitThe most northerly of Ill Bell's three summit cairnsIll Bell's three summit cairnsLooking back to Ill Bell from YokeYoke's summit360 Panorama from Yoke's summitThe path to the Garburn Pass from Yoke's summitLooking back towards YokeLooking down into the Kentmere valley as we descend from the Garburn PassBadger Rock and Kentmere church with Hollow Moor (Green Quarter Fell) behind

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