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11th April 2009 - A walk along the High Stile ridge

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 13.2 miles

Total ascent: 3938 ft

OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area

Time taken: 8 hrs

Route description: Buttermere-Scales-Scale Force-Floutern Pass-Steel Brow-Great Borne-Starling Dodd-Red Pike-High Stile-High Crag-Gamlin End-Seat-Scarth Gap Pass-Burtness Wood-Buttermere

I started this long walk along the High Stile ridge from Buttermere. I left the village and took the path to the other side of the lake and Burtness Wood where I turned right to head for Scale Force. I passed Scale Force and continued on the path to Floutern Pass where I ascended Steel Brow to begin my ridge walk. From Great Borne I visited the summits of Starling Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag and Seat before I descended from the Scarth Gap Pass to walk along the south side of Buttermere and back to the village.

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Grasmoor and Fleetwith Pike from the path above Crummock Water to Scale Force
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Scale Force
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Heading for the Floutern Pass
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At the top of the climb up Steel Brow. Hen Comb, Mellbreak and Grasmoor.
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Floutern Cop, White Oak Moss and Hen Comb
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Knock Murton and Blake Fell
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Views from the summit of Great Borne. The way ahead to High Stile, Ennerdale and Pillar.
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Blake Fell and Carling Knott
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The view east. Whiteless Pike and Robinson with Clough Head and Great Dodd in the distance between them.
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On my next summit of Starling Dodd. A view of the Grasmoor group of fells.
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Crag Fell and Ennerdale Water
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The ridge ahead to Red Pike and High Stile
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The view up Ennerdale. Green and Great Gable at the head of the valley, Pillar midway down and Scoat Fell on the right.
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Mellbreak
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Next stop Red Pike. Crummock Water and Grasmoor.
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The view across Buttermere to Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head with the Helvellyn range in the distance.
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Grasmoor and Crag Hill
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Ennerdale Water and the view back along my route so far to Great Borne
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Chapel Crags in the foreground. Scafell Pike and Scafell in the distance with Pillar to the right.
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On the summit of High Stile. Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale Head and Fleetwith Pike with the Helvellyn range in the distance.
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Across High Crag and Comb Crags to Great Gable and the Scafells
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Fleetwith Pike and High Crag
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Mellbreak, Crummock Water and Grasmoor
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The previous summit of Red Pike
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Crag Hill, Skiddaw, Blencathra and Robinson
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Great Gable, Kirk Fell and the Scafells as I head for High Crag
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and the same view and the head of Ennerdale from High Crag
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Ennerdale and Ennerdale Water
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Dale Head and Fleetwith Pike
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Robinson and Hindscarth from High Crag
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The final shot of the day is of this view up Buttermere to Fleetwith Pike

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