The Naddle Horseshoe from Swindale
Sun 21 Mar 2004
Route: Swindale - Scalebarrow Knott - Harper Hills - Hare Shaw - a nameless top (1,427ft) - a nameless top (1,345ft) - Hugh's Laithes Pike - a nameless top (1,296ft) - Naddle Valley - Scalebarrow Knott - Swindale
Distance: 7.00 miles
Ascent: 1,450ft
Time: 3 hours 35 minutes
With: Anne
Notes:
Broken cloud and sunshine to start becoming overcast with rain and hail showers.
A. Wainwright's 'The Naddle Horseshoe' walk in his book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' [page 224].
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Setting off in the sunshine. Scalebarrow Knott our first summit of the day is just to the left of the wall in the distance
Looking into Swindale
Knipescar Common from the cairn on the summit of Scalebarrow Dodd
Harper Hills (our next objective) on the far left, snow on the High Street fells in the distance, Naddle Forest (the other side of today's horseshoe)
Looking east to the Pennines from the route up Harper Hills
Looking north towards Bampton from the cairn on Harper Hills
Snow on Mardale Ill Bell, High Steet and Kidsty Pike
Heading for Hare Shaw
A chimney stack, all that remains of a building on the side of Powley's Hill
The Naddle Valley from the chimney on the side of Powley's Hill
Rainbow over Naddle Forest
The first top of Hare Shaw
The second and third top of Hare Shaw from the first
Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell and High Street getting some weather!
Looking across Haweswater to Measand Beck
Haweswater dam from the cairn on Hugh's Laithes Pike
Looking down on Haweswater dam from Hugh's Laithes Pike
A fallen tree, rocks and roots
Looking back to Hugh's Laithes Pike
Waterboard sign near Naddle Farm
The aqueduct crossing Naddle Beck taking water from Swindale to Haweswater
Haweswater from the bridleway back up onto Scalebarrow Knott
The works at Shap and the private water company access road to Haweswater
Previous Walk: Bowfell from Eskdale (Wed 17 Mar 2004)
Next Walk: Pike O'Blisco (Thu 25 Mar 2004)