Sour Howes
483m (1585ft)

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

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You can find Sour Howes & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!

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

Clare Tait walked up on August 6th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at the end of Dubbs Lane & followed easy track to the hillside. [with] Charlie [weather] Calm, mild & mostly sunny. Perfect walking weather. - Our no 80 Wainwright. Completed with Sallows. Very pleasantly surprised by such a lovely walk on springy grass. Great if you want a couple of crag free Wainwrights.

Pete George climbed on May 3rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Troutbeck [with] Roco [weather] Overcast. Wet on tops

Christine Shepherd bagged 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] Climbed again solo on 27.04.2022

Ian Ashton hiked on April 17th, 2022 [with] Liam Jack Jenna wife steve Claire Ruby Connie Joe

Claire Rigg summited on January 30th, 2022 [with] Heidi [weather] Sunny

Dave Gay conquered on September 26th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Limefitt Park, up via Garburn Road, Sour Howes, Capple Howe, followed wall down to Dubbs Road & back to Limefitt Park. [with] Solo

Geoff Hand scaled on November 10th, 2021 [from/via/route] c332 The Hagg Gill round from Troutbeck [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Warm & Dry - Set out from Church Bridge. Sour Howes is the first Wainwright on the walk.

Paul Ward walked up on April 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] Started from Staveley [with] Jamie

Simon Boddy climbed on July 13th, 2021 [from/via/route] Church Bridge [with] My girlfriend [weather] Sunny & clear

Helen Needham bagged on July 6th, 2021 [from/via/route] Troutbeck then onto Sallows [with] Mark [weather] Sunny ish.18 deg. - Wainwright No 5

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Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from Sour Howes

If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of Sour Howes to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:

and we shall do our best to publish them.

(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)

You can also submit photos via our Facebook Page.

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