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

Christine Shepherd walked up 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 climbed 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 bagged on November 21st, 2019 [from/via/route] Town Head, Troutbeck [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy

Nick Dobson hiked 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 summited 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 conquered on July 18th, 2019 [with] Gary (brother) [weather] Windy, showery and chilling

Peter Fielding scaled on April 13th, 2019 [from/via/route] from troutbeck including sallows. missed the stile by a few hundred yards so scrambled up steep hill to reach the right path. ruth,s boots left at home so pete walked in trainers. bright windy day starting at zero degrees [with] Peter and Ruth [weather] perfect

Liz Sheerin walked up on March 19th, 2019 [from/via/route] Troutbeck-Sour Howes-Sallows-Troutbeck [with] Neil [weather] cloudy and sometimes mizzle

Craig Steeland climbed on August 4th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Limefitt bus stop in Troutbeck [with] With Sue [weather] Warm and partly cloudy with excellent visibility

Elaine Evans bagged on July 26th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Church Bridge, Troutbeck - followed clear path to Sallows and returned over tops to Sour Howes and back to car. [with] Sue [weather] Beautiful - fine and sunny with a warm breeze. - Just far enough for us on such a hot day!

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