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Coledale Horseshoe

8.08 miles (13 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This popular circular walk explores Coledale, a spectacular hanging valley in the Lake District. The challenging route visits several of the Wainright peaks to the west of the settlement.
The walk starts from the village of Braithwaite in the northern lakes. From here head west to climb to Sleet How and Grisedale Pike which stands at 791 m (2593 feet).
You continue west to Hopegill Head before turning south through Coledale Hause to Sand Hill and then on to Crag Hill.
There you turn east to Sail, Outerside and High Coledale before returning to Braithwaite.
You could extend your exercise by enjoying easier waterside walks along the Newlands Beck and the Coledale Beck in the valley. There's also the Force Crag Mine where you can explore the old mineral workings which are thought to date back to the 16th century. You can access this area by following an alternative footpath east from Eel Crag.
See below for a route video and the gpx file for the route.

Coledale Horseshoe OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Coledale Horseshoe Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

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Photos

The Road into Braithwaite - geograph.org.uk - 2390300

The Road into Braithwaite

On Sleet How - geograph.org.uk - 2375874

On Sleet How

Old Wall, Grisedale Pike - geograph.org.uk - 1383847

Old Wall, Grisedale Pike

On Hopegill Head - geograph.org.uk - 1185945

On Hopegill Head Looking down the trench of Gasgale towards Crummock Water

Trig Pillar, Crag Hill - geograph.org.uk - 935783

Trig Pillar, Crag Hill

Summit cairn, Scar Crags - geograph.org.uk - 935794

Summit cairn, Scar Crags

Summit Cairn, Outerside - geograph.org.uk - 501457

Summit Cairn, Outerside

High Coledale. - geograph.org.uk - 109139

High Coledale.

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

Coledale Horseshoe.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)