Wrynose Pass is a mountain pass between the Duddon Valley and Little Langdale in Cumbria. The single-track and narrow road sits 393m or 1,281 feet above the sea level and continues over Hardknott Pass and on into Eskdale. The road descended in a series of hairpin bends and driving the pass is not for the faint-hearted.
The Wrynose Pass is part of the Old Roman road named the 10th iter served troops at Hardknott Fort. The peculiar name, is taken from a nearby hill Wrynose Hill, also called Wrynose Fell. It may derive from ‘pass of the stallion’ and referred to the fact that the steep gradients (up to 1 in 3) needed a well-muscled horse to attain the top.
At the top of the Wrynose Pass is a boundary stone that marks the location called Three Shire Stone, marking the meeting point of the historic counties of Cumberland, Lancashire and Westmorland. At the bottom of Wrynose is Fell Foot Farm, one of the most stunning settings in the Lake District .
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