A Newlands Horseshoe

Saturday 19th May 2018

Walking Diary (All Walks) Lakeland Wainwrights North Western

From Little Town via the Newlands Valley to Dale Head, Littledale Edge, Hindscarth, Robinson, Buttermere Moss, Newlands Hause, Knott Rigg and finally Ard Crags

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Distance: 12.3 miles
Duration: 6:30 hours
Ascent: 4133 ft
Difficulty: Hard
Accompanied By: On my Own
Weather: Hot & Sunny

Wainwrights Visited

Ard Crags Dale Head Hindscarth Knott Rigg Robinson

3D outline of route

Parking

Just managed to get parked at Little Town - at 09:30

As I leave the road I have clear views on the left to Scope End (To Hindscarth) and then right there is High Snab Bank (To Robinson).

It's going to be a cracking day ! There's my first target at the head of the Newlands valley - Dale Head

I'm going to cross Newlands Beck and follow the diagonal path going off to the right

Looking back down the valley

I expect these are ruins from Dale Head mine workings

High Spy

Pretty impressive cairn at the summit of Dale Head

Coffee and Easter Egg break - with a view over to Fleetwith Pike

Leaving Dale Head behind and heading towards Littledale Edge

Newlands Valley - the route I took

Fleetwith Pike again leading to Buttermere with the High Stile Ridge behind. You can also see Pillar in the distance

Descending down to Newlands Pass from Buttermere Moss - Knott Rigg is straight over

Witeless Pike, Wandope & Crag Hill

Looking back towards Robinson from Ard Crags

Descending Aikin Knott

Looking back to the diagonal path I took down

Where the path joins the road - a ten minutes gentle stroll back to the car