Sour Howes
483m (1585ft)

The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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Sour Howes is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL7

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Map 90

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Sour Howes

John Fenwick walked up on October 17th, 2020 [from/via/route] Walked from Troutbeck following walk c349 [with] Romany [weather] Overcast but good visibility - Stuck to walk as recommended. Easy to follow. Relatively easy walk compared to others we have done.

Phil Higgins climbed on July 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] Dubbs Road and Garburn [with] Su Higgins [weather] Fine - Run with Su

Iain Jones bagged on July 10th, 2020 [from/via/route] Troutbeck

Adrian Howard hiked on January 6th, 2014 [from/via/route] Moor Howe, Ings

Christine Shepherd summited on March 27th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked using walk c349 from Troutbeck [with] On my own [weather] Fine - Bagged again with the mountain bagging group on 12.1.19. Glorious light over the fells. . . . [edit]

Richard Marchant conquered during August, 1989 [from/via/route] This was a two day trip with an overnight camp on top of High Street. The route took me from Penrith along High Street the old Roman Road to Windermere via the following Wainwrights. Loadpot Hill, Whether Hill, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell, Yoke and Sour Howes. [with] On my own for this trip [weather] Dry and fine weather but extremely windy overnight to a point that I thought my tent was going to be blown away, but alas it survived.

Andrew Johnson scaled on November 21st, 2019 [from/via/route] Town Head, Troutbeck [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy

Nick Dobson walked up on November 9th, 2019 [from/via/route] Troutbeck Church via Garburn Pass after first completing Sallows [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] cold but dry, with high cloud and excellent views - 6 more to do in the Far Eastern fells & 67 in total

Simon Myerscough climbed on October 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] C349 from Troutbeck, Townend NT [with] Joanne Myerscough [weather] Lovely day, bright, cold and dry very breezy at top

Chris Kent bagged on July 18th, 2019 [with] Gary (brother) [weather] Windy, showery and chilling

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