Kirk Fell is one of those elusive fells. While its by no means a small fell (at 2,630 feet), its located in such a place at the head of Wasdale that it is towered over by higher & more spectacular mountains. However, this meant the views of those surrounding fells should be amazing - which was the reason I chose this to be my 200th Wainwright Fell. It is also a scarily imposing fell. It's steep scree covered cliffs make the flat-topped summit look impenetrable. If viewing from Wasdale Head - the path runs direct & straight up the grassy nose of the fell - climbing over 2,300 feet in just 1¼ mile - that's an average gradient of 35%! With a heavy camping backpack - that would be torturous. Instead I opted to follow the Moses Trod route starting from the Honister Slate mine. Although over a longer distance - 4 miles from Honister to Kirk Fell summit - the elevated slate mine start, and route of the Trod meant the total ascent would be only 1,830 feet.   What is the Moses