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Newlands Horseshoe from Little Town — Lake District National Park

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Newlands Horseshoe from Little Town — Lake District National Park

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Newlands Horseshoe from Little Town — Lake District National Park

06:53

17.2km

960m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 6, 2024

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

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5.28 km

Robinson

Highlight • Climb

Robinson is accessed with relative ease from the top of the Newlands Pass, where your eye will be drawn to Moss Force, one of Lakeland's most beautiful waterfalls. Its north east ridge has a few interesting moments that could be considered as scrambles. A proud fell that looks especially splendid alongside sister peak Hindscarth when viewed from the Newlands Valley.

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8.20 km

Dale Head Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Dale Head occupies a grand position, its lofty perch overlooking Buttermere, Newlands and Borrowdale. It makes for a quick, if strenuous, Wainwright bag from the Honister Pass, or it can be linked with the likes of Hindscarth and Robinson to the west and High Spy, Maiden Moor and Catbells to the north. However you choose to tackle it, it will richly reward your efforts.

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10.3 km

High Spy summit

Highlight • Summit

At 2,142 feet (653 m) you can enjoy fabulous views of the Lake District from the summit of High Spy. The fell's name is thought to mean a 'lookout post' and could be referring to a lost fort on the fell.

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12.4 km

Maiden Moor

Highlight • Summit

When hiking up the ridge from Catbells, Maiden Moor is the next summit you will reach. While its flat summit is no rival to that of better known neighbours Catbells and High Spy (the next summit you reach), it is a delightful place to be and forms part of a truly iconic Lakeland section.

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14.5 km

Catbells Summit

Highlight • Summit

The hike along Catbells is extremely popular — and for good reason. The walk is absolutely classic; fun terrain, spectacular views, lots of places to stop for picnics. In high season, it's unlikely that you'll be alone on the top. However, if you are in the northern lakes, you simply must enjoy the splendour of the Catbells. The name 'Catbells' may have come from the old English phrase 'cat's bield' — a wild cat's shelter — and is possibly from days gone by when wild cats still roamed these fells.

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17.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.29 km

5.86 km

3.74 km

283 m

Surfaces

8.31 km

4.59 km

3.99 km

283 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 1 September

17°C

13°C

97 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

July 27, 2024,Newlands Horseshoe from Little Town — Lake District National Park

Headed up to tick off my 50th wainwright 😃. Great loop but absolutely drenched from the moment go. Really simple route and I ended the hike with some familiar sights of Cat Bells. Which brought the only sun shine of the day. With this hike, it's takes my total to 51/214 💪.

Start/Finish = Chaplebridge Car Park
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December 5, 2021,winter hike Newlands round with the lads

Very cold snow above 500 metres hard going but very beautiful snow capped fells

July 12, 2024,Catbells & The Newlands Horseshoe ⛰️

I've been meaning to hike Catbells for a good while now, and with the Newlands Horseshoe added (slightly adjusted here and there to suit me) I got a great hike with lots of variation, some very steep climbs and decents, my poor knees 😆 and a bit of scrambling in places, but amazing weather and stunning views all round made …

April 15, 2025,Big walk from the launch. Dogbells* to Robinson. * no sign of felines.

Off on the hikers launch. Up Dogbells ™, then into cloud round to Robinson via High Spy (spied lots of cloud and Dalehead. Descent down and round to the Newlands valley and launch back. Rehydration courtesy of The Wainwright
(Can't call it Catbells, no sign of any of them)

November 28, 2024,Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale Head, High Spy, Maiden Moor and Catbells from Little Town

An excellent hike over these hills today. Starting from Little Town car park, it was -4°C when we left. Only when we walked into sunlight along High Snab Bank towards Blea Crags, part way up Robinson, did it feel at all warmer. The views were stunning with almost no clouds in the sky.
Emerging onto the summit ridge of Robinson …

June 11, 2022,Catbells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson

Quite a hike. Knew I'd been for a walk at the end of this one. Soooo windy on the tops but the clouds and the scenery just made it. Recommend this one. Just brilliant!

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Newlands Horseshoe from Little Town — Lake District National Park

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Dale Head Summit

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Maiden Moor

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