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Duddon Horseshoe

31 km / 19 miles

Cumbria
A hard mountain walk for experienced walkers which follows an undulating route around the Duddon Valley, visiting the summits of Harter Fell, Hard Knott, Little Stand, Cold Pike, Swirl How, Dow Crag, White Pike and Caw. It crosses both Hard Knott Pass and Wrynose Pass, two of the highest road passes in the Lakeland area.


Details:

Path Type: Anytime Challenges
Attributes: Very Challenging; Moorland; Mountain
Start and Finish:
SD227960 - Seathwaite, Cumbria
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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Looseleaf: Duddon Horseshoe (Brian Richmond)
Badge & Certificate: Badge & Certificate for Duddon Horseshoe (Brian Richmond)

Maps:

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Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger: 899096
OS Landranger Active: 899096
OS Explorer: 6
OS Explorer Active: 6

Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:

Hostel Accommodation: Eskdale YHA, Boot, Holmrook, Cumbria 3 Km
Camp Site: Long Valley Bell Tents & Yurts, Gt Langdale Site, Ambleside 3 Km
Bunk House: Sticklebarn Bunkhouse, Stickleback Tavern, Great Langdale 4 Km

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Connected Paths:

Other Paths: Alternative Coast to Coast; Eastern Hadrianic Way; Furness Way; Inn Way...to the Lake District; Lakeland Haute Route; Lakeland Tour; North of England Way; Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle); Tour of the Lake District; Wainwright Memorial Walk; Wainwright's Remote Lakeland; Walking Round the Lakes; Westmorland Heritage Walk; William Wordsworth Way
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Anytime Challenges: Duddon Triangle Walk; Lakeland Challenge Walk; Whicham Valley Five Trigs Walk
Kanters: Cumbrian Classic Trident Walk

Downloads:

GPS Exchange Format Route File: Duddon Horseshoe GPX Exchange Format Route File Login to Download
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MemoryMap Route file: Duddon Horseshoe Memory Map Route File Login to Download
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Route Desc (PDF): Duddon Horseshoe Grid References Login to Download
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Tracklogs Route file: Duddon Horseshoe Tracklogs Route File Login to Download
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Route Profile:

30.2 Km (18.8 miles)
1,942 m (6,371 ft) ascent
787 m (2,582 ft)  maximum height