Yoke is the southern end of the Kentmere Horseshoe ridge, a grassy top with a small cairn on a rocky outcrop. Its name is thought to come from the Old English geoc, meaning a ridge. The fell's best feature is on the Kentmere side, where Rainsborrow Crag drops about 300 metres to the valley, and from the top you look south over Windermere towards Morecambe Bay.
New to the Wainwrights?Read our guide: What Are The Wainwrights?Small cairn on outcrop
Grassy ridge with boggy lower slopes, falling to the huge cliff of Rainsborrow Crag on the east.
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Also on this route: Ill Bell, Froswick, Sallows, Sour Howes, Troutbeck Tongue
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
