Mosedale Horseshoe Explained

The Mosedale Horseshoe is a celebrated mountain walk around Mosedale in the English Lake District: starting at Wasdale Head, it includes Kirk Fell, Yewbarrow, Red Pike, Scoat Fell, and Pillar. It is a circular walk of with a total ascent of .^[1]

Shorter versions can be made by omitting Yewbarrow and Kirk Fell, at start and finish, and (perhaps) the summit of Scoat Fell.^{[2] [3]}

Wainwright's warning

Alfred Wainwright placed the round among his dozen best lakeland ridge walks;^[4] but also warned that the full version was "an exhilarating mountain marathon for experienced fellwalkers only".^[5]

See also

• Black Crag
• Coledale horseshoe
• Fairfield horseshoe
• Mosedale Beck (Wast Water)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Mosdale Horseshoe. Fellwalker. 3 October 2019.
2. Web site: A Mosedale Horseshoe . WalkLakes . 3 October 2019.
3. Book: Gannon . Paul . Rock Trails Lakeland: A Hillwalker's Guide to the Geology & Scenery . 2009 . Pesda Press . 9781906095154 . 157 . https://books.google.com/books?id=cjwfT_nDvLQC&lpg=PA157&dq=%22mosedale%20horseshoe%22&pg=PA157#q=%22mosedale%20horseshoe%22 . Mosedale Horseshoe . 3 October 2019.
4. H Davies, A Walk Around the Lakes (London 1989) p. 320-1
5. A Wainwright, Wainwright in the Valleys of Lakeland (London 1996) p. 127