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A surprising morning walk with L from the door in Troutbeck with the poor forecast changed to dry and fair, clear & windless! Unheard of! Probably explained why we saw no-one. T -shirt weather for much of the long ascent from Limefit. Then over The the more prominent Ill Bell and lesser Froswick, Down Scott's Rake path and enjoyed lovely Upper Troutbeck again - some buds out on the hedges, but no lambs yet. Meanwhile awful news today that 25 million people in Sudan face starvation -14 million of them children, then there's Gaza, and Ukraine etc etc. | Chris Pearson | 20/03/2024 |
From Troutbeck Bridge - Sour Howes, Sallows, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Troutbeck Tongue. With R. On good path for pretty much the entire walk. | Dan Baddeley | 06/01/2024 |
The Kentmere Horseshoe from Kentmere in an anticlockwise direction visiting 9 Wainwrights: Shipman Knots, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick. Ill Bell, and Yoke. A fine and partially sunny Boxing Day, with very fine snow showers. Certainly a nice change from heavy rain and storm force winds of recent days! 22km with 1200m ascent, taking 7h 40m. | silverwolf_alan | 26/12/2023 |
From Troutbeck Bridge: Sour Howes, Sallows, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Troutbeck Tongue, then a rather rough and tiresome fight across to Baystones before dropping back to Troutbeck. 21km, 5h 50. Stunningly clear and cold. | Rockdoctor | 15/10/2023 |
Up with L from Troutbeck via The Tongue and very steep Scots Rake in sudden boiling sun - soon soaked in sweat. The Roman Road status of the track /path over High Street and down Scots Rake is in doubt following a 2016 and 2022 survey which found no real evidence even with Lidar and field excavations. 
Arguments for it: 
It is certainly old - boundary references in 12th century charters (Ragg 1910) mention a Brethstrett/Bredestrete - almost certainly High Street. Who else but the Romans could have built an ancient road up there? It is remarkably direct given the difficult terrain. 
Arguments against it: It is unlike any other Roman road - it is often sunken with upstanding side banks.No connection to a known Roman site has ever been made. Many sections look like a packhorse track - particularly in the north and Scot Rake. | Chris Pearson | 09/10/2023 |
Around our version of the Kentmere Horseshoe with L. First up steeply the east corrie of Ill Bell in dense damp cold blowy cloud -not the forecast dry with sunny spell. At least the wind was from the SW and behind as planned. | Chris Pearson | 02/10/2023 |
From Ill Bell after a sweltering ascent in the heatwave of our favourite climb - 500m straight up the steep lonely east ridge from Kentmere Reservoir L engrossed in a work phone call as we trudged upwards over Froswick summit ignoring the bypass path option. Then to Thornthwaite Crag for lunch in the sun - then along to High Street then wonderfully off-piste straight down through the crags at the Head of Kentmere to visit the source of the R Kent and its upper course where we skinny dipped to cool off in one of its many pools -delightful in this rare Sept heatwave. | Chris Pearson | 05/09/2023 |
Wild camp with jo, June and pete | studuncan | 17/06/2023 |
19 mile walk of Kentmere Horseshoe with a couple of out and back diversions. From Kentmere church, Sallows, Sour Howes, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornythwaite Beacon, High Street, Rough Crag, reascend to High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts. Last couple of hills with Doug and Jen from Wigan, lovely couple. | Longwojo | 17/06/2023 |
kentmere horseshoe ending with camping at small water. Stunning view looking west into the lakes. Very quiet only seeing 5 people over the day. | NCurtis | 13/06/2023 |
Ascended with the kids on a clockwise circular of the Kentmere Horseshoe | thecoopers | 28/05/2023 |
Ran with ernie | studuncan | 11/03/2023 |
R K | Richard Tait | 23/02/2023 |
The Kentmere Horseshoe. Shipman Knotts - Kentmere Pike - Harter Fell (Mardale) - Mardale III Bell - Thornthwaite Crag - Froswick - III Bell - Yoke. | sms.37 | 05/02/2023 |
Cold W wind but good views of neighbouring hills. Sped on down fr N col to Roman Rd descent back to Troutbeck church where I'd parked. | NorfolkPT21 | 17/01/2023 |
What an amazing day - the Kentmere Horseshoe. Weather was mixed with hail showers but we still got great views | ejjohnstone | 01/11/2022 |
13.3 miles 4228ft walk, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, III Bell, Yoke and Gray Crag from Sykeside Camping Park. | stephenbuda | 13/10/2022 |
Kentmere circuit today. Bagged Yoke, Ill Bell, Frostwick, 
Thornthwaite Crag (again), High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, 
Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike & Shipman Knotts (143/214 
Wainrights) with John Herbert | george_herbert_ | 24/09/2022 |
South to North traverse of the High Street tops. An entertaining switchback over Yoke to Froswick on excellent paths | Colin Crawford | 18/09/2022 |
With Dad and Peter from Ill Bell . Followed by a long descent of Park Fell and walk back to Troutbeck | M0YDH | 21/08/2022 |
Walked up from Troutbeck | billames | 05/08/2022 |
Sunny/Hot/Clear. 
Part of the Kentmere Horseshoe. | Amanda&JamesExplore | 10/07/2022 |
Kentmere horse shoe with Joanne. | Daisy Dee | 05/07/2022 |
Kentmere Church - Yoke - Ill Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag - High Street - Mardale Ill Bell - Harter Fell - Kentmere Pike - Shipman Knotts - Kentmere Church | JHes | 23/06/2022 |
From Troutbeck Church Bridge. 
17 km, 975 m asc. 
Up and across the Longmire Road and Garburn Road tracks and by Backstone Barrow to Sour Howes summit, then around Moor Head to Sallows summit. Down to Garburn Pass and continue N to Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick summits. Down to the Wander Scar col and then back over Troutbeck Park and The Tongue then by Ing Lane. 
Dry and sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720300133860 | SalmonJoe | 16/06/2022 |
Troutbeck - Troutbeck Tongue - Froswick - Ill Bell - Yoke - Sallows - Sour Hows | twg27 | 29/04/2022 |
kentmere horseshoe | rachelcawley | 08/04/2022 |
Extended Kentmere Round with MK | Nab Scar | 26/03/2022 |
Shipman Knotts - Kentmere Pike - Harter Fell - Mardale Ill Bell - High Street - Froswick - Ill Bell - Rainsborrow Crag - Yoke - Sallows | Benarbia_4 | 26/03/2022 |
4/8 All repeats Orrest Head, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornythwaite Beacon, Stony Cove Pike, Caudale Moor, St Raven's Edge (Ian also did Sour Howes and Sallows) all recce walk for LDWA 50 Wainrights in 5 Days for 50th Anniversary of LDWA we are leading in May and June 2022. hillwalker@ldwa.org.uk if you fancy a day out with us all. | nickywood1 | 25/03/2022 |
From Ill Bell. Solo. W203 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 30/01/2022 |
With Nicola, Kevin, Jim, Gus and Spot- clockwise route | AbiD | 17/01/2022 |
plus AC on a very cold day | HardenC | 28/11/2021 |
Latrigg, Sour Howes, Sallows, Yoke, Rainsborrow Crag, Ill Bell, Froswick, Troutbeck Tongue | keithouk | 21/11/2021 |
With Sue, David, Linda, Don and Liz on a clockwise Kentmere round on a perfect day. | Phreerunner | 08/09/2021 |
With L After a bite on dam wall having dropped down steeply from Kentmere Pike we tested our climbing legs with a steep 300m grassy climb up the nameless corrie below Wander Scar (appropriate for our wandering route) to N of Froswick to join the main ridge again. On way up- 4 red deer scuttled away across the craggy steepness of Froswick. | Chris Pearson | 05/09/2021 |
Climbed with Phoebe, then down to Troutbeck Tongue | MrD | 29/08/2021 |
(Age 11). Eighth summit on a 22km Kentmere Round as far as High Street. | Mollyb | 14/08/2021 |
Kentmere Round - clockwise | philz008 | 09/07/2021 |
92 | windybilly | 22/06/2021 |
RRDPTH | Richard Tait | 31/05/2021 |
Kentmere Round with Sam - 13 miles, 6.5 hours followed by a hot bath and a cold gin! | Mozzer | 22/05/2021 |
5th of the day with JP | danielmudd1982 | 24/04/2021 |
Great day out on the Kentmere Horseshoe plus a bit, starting to feel a lot fitter. | atreides7887 | 18/10/2020 |
With Alex | Abzurdities | 10/10/2020 |
With: hb sb; From Troutbeck Bridge via The Howe to Sour Howes, then Sallows & down to Garburn Pass. Path to Yoke, Ill Bell then Froswick & lunch on Thornthwaite Crag. Across & back to Mardale Ill Bell the descent by High Street over Troutbeck Tongue. | Ian Baines | 23/09/2020 |
With: ib sb; From Troutbeck Bridge via The Howe to Sour Howes, then Sallows & down to Garburn Pass. Path to Yoke, Ill Bell then Froswick & lunch on Thornthwaite Crag. Across & back to Mardale Ill Bell the descent by High Street over Troutbeck Tongue. | Helen Baines | 23/09/2020 |
With J the dog | GCW | 22/09/2020 |
With FR and SR from Troutbeck Perfect Weather | Bheinn | 17/09/2020 |
With Sue and NB, from Troutbeck, Yoke, Ill Bell and Frostwick, return via Hagg Gill Roman Road, good weather. | Frank | 17/09/2020 |