Date: 16th October 2006
Walk No.11
Wainwright summits: Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street and Mardale Ill Bell
Distance: 12.00 miles
Ascent: 3385 feet
Time: 6h 45m
Weather: Fine but cool on the tops.
We left the car near the church at Kentmere and took the path up the Garburn pass.
There was an early morning mist hanging in the valley as we set off up the Garburn Pass.
Badger rock.
Near the summit of the Garburn Pass our path turned to the North.
Yoke from the Garburn Pass summit.
Edith on the summit of Yoke with Ill Bell behind.
Dave on Yoke.
Ill Bell with its many cairns from Yoke.
Edith on the summit of Ill Bell.
Dave on Ill Bell
The ridge path carries on over Froswick and then to Thornthwaite Crag.
The well trodden path up Froswick.
Edith on the summit of Froswick with Thornthwaite Crag behind.
Dave on Froswick.
Thornthwaite Crag from Froswick.
Edith on the summit of Thornthwaite Crag with its impressive beacon.
Dave on Thornthwaite Crag.
The path to the High Street follows the track of an old Roman road.
Edith on the High Street summit. Also known as Racecourse Hill it was a meeting place for shepherds in centuries past where annual feasts were held and horses raced.
Dave on the High Street. From here it was a 20 minute walk to Mardale Ill Bell.
Edith on Mardale Ill Bell.
Dave on Mardale Ill Bell.
Blea Water from Mardale Ill Bell. From here the path took us to the top of the Nan Bield Pass.
The shelter on the top of the Nan Bield Pass. The path carries on up onto Harter Fell but our path would be down to the right into Kentmere.
Small Water from Nan Bield.
Our path down into Kentmere took us down these delightful zig-zags.
Kentmere Reservoir from the path down into the valley. Our path kept us above the reservoir over Smallthwaite Knott before dropping down into the valley bottom.
From the valley bottom looking back to Smallthwaite Knott.
Kentmere valley.
We followed a series of paths and lanes back down the valley to Kentmere and the church.
Next Walk: 20th October 2006 -- Troutbeck Tongue from Troutbeck
Last Walk: 9th October 2006 -- Selside Pike, Branstree, Tarn Crag and Grey Crag from Swindale