The Great Outdoors

4 Great Gable via Moses’ Trod Lake District ENGLAND

8.9km/5.5 miles/3.5 hours

Ascent 700m/2300ft

Great Gable’s name will quicken the pulse, promises Norman Hadley

LAKELAND’S seventh highest summit throws unmistakeable but completely different profiles to the points of the compass. From the south-west it presents the beautiful diamond that’s emblematic of the National Park Authority. From Kirk Fell, it appears as a twisted cylindrical tower, as if a cake has slightly melted in a shop window. From the north, it shows as a supercilious eyebrow raised in disdain for the puny

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