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Ill Bell – Thornthwaite Crag Beacon loop from Kentmere

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Ill Bell – Thornthwaite Crag Beacon loop from Kentmere

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Ill Bell – Thornthwaite Crag Beacon loop from Kentmere

02:38

18.4km

800m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.15 km

Garburn Pass

Highlight • Trail

Great running / hiking route. Loose rocks but makes these more remote valleys accessible

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5.31 km

Yoke Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Yoke is a 2,316-foot (706 m) Wainwright fell in the Lake District. It sits on the Kentmere Horseshoe - a popular long day walk in the Far Eastern Lake District. …

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6.16 km

View of Yoke

Highlight • Summit

OBSESSED with this ridge 😍😍

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6.37 km

Ill Bell

Highlight • Natural Monument

This mountain-shaped fell is perhaps the true star of the Kentmere Round. Part of the rollercoaster chain of hills that form the Horseshoe’s western arm, its wonderfully symmetrical bell-shape and …

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7.26 km

Froswick

Peak

8.15 km

View of Kentmere Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.97 km

Thornthwaite Crag Beacon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Thornthwaite Crag is a 2,572-foot (784 m) Wainwright fell in the Lake District National Park. It overlooks four valleys and the Thornthwaite Beacon tower which is over 13 feet (4 …

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11.6 km

View of Small Water and Haweswater from Nan Bield Pass

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Nan Bield Pass gives access to the fells of the Kentmere Horseshoe from Mardale Head. It passes between the Wainwright summits of Mardale Ill Bell and Harter Fell and …

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11.6 km

Nan Bield Pass Summit

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Stunning views north over Haweswater and south into Kentmere and the start of one of the best descents in the lakes. Save your lunch for here, there is a small shelter to sit and fuel up in.

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18.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

3.31 km

1.21 km

857 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

1.84 km

1.68 km

1.49 km

1.21 km

576 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

15°C

9°C

90 %

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Ill Bell – Thornthwaite Crag Beacon loop from Kentmere

Garburn Pass

Yoke Summit

View of Yoke

Ill Bell

View of Kentmere Reservoir

Thornthwaite Crag Beacon

View of Small Water and Haweswater from Nan Bield Pass

Nan Bield Pass Summit

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