Newlands horseshoe
The Newlands horseshoe is a circular walk in the Lake District, incorporating the main peaks surrounding the Newlands Valley.
Standard round[]
The regular horseshoe covers six peaks, and approximately 9.4 miles or 15.1 kilometers of walking.[1] It includes the fells Catbells, Maiden Moor,(1687 ft), High Spy (2143 ft), Dale Head (2473 ft), Hindscarth (2385 ft),[2] and Robinson. The walk may be extended by another five or so miles, and by four more peaks, by including an extra traverse from Knott Rigg to Causey Pike;[3] but the Horseshoe proper - culminating in what Wainwright called “the deep trench confined by Maiden Moor and Hindscarth”[4] - surrounds and encloses Upper Newlands itself.
Wainwright’s version[]
Wainwright himself favoured a slightly reduced round, beginning at Cat’s Bells but omitting Robinson in favour of a descent via Hindscarth and Scope End.[5] Apart from the beauty of the track itself, the latter descent (in his opinion) “earns full marks because of the lovely views of Newlands directly ahead”.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Lakes
- ^ Rough Guide, Rough Guide to the Lake District (2017)
- ^ S Marshall, Walking the Wainwrights (2000) p. 76
- ^ Alfred Wainwright, Wainwright in the Valleys of Lakeland (London 1996) p. 211
- ^ H Davies A Walk Around the Lakes (London 1989) p. 320-1
- ^ A Wainwright, The North-Western Fells (Kendall 1964) Hindscarth 6
External links[]
- Walking in the United Kingdom
- Geography of Cumbria
- Tourist attractions in Cumbria