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13th July 2008 - The High Stile ridge, Hay Stacks and Fleetwith Pike

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 10.2 miles

Total ascent: 4656 ft

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

Time taken: 7.5 hrs

Route description: Buttermere-Bleaberry Tarn-Red Pike-High Stile-High Crag-Seat-Scarth Gap Pass-Hay Stacks-Fleetwith Pike-Fleetwith Edge-Gatesgarth-Buttermere

A walk along the High Stile ridge followed by Hay Stacks and Fleetwith Pike.

From Buttermere I took the direct route to Red Pike via Bleaberry Tarn. I then walked along the ridge to the summits of High Stile and Red Pike before descending to Scarth Gap to climb to the summit of Hay Stacks. From Hay Stacks I then made my way across to the final summit of the day, Fleetwith Pike. My route back was down Fleetwith Edge and the path along the north shore of Buttermere.

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Fleetwith Pike from the climb up to Bleaberry Tarn
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The Grasmoor group of fells
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The fell of Robinson on the other side of Buttermere
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Crummock Water from the summit of Red Pike. The cloud is just scudding across the top.
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Cloud just covering the tops of Grasmoor and Crag Hill
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Robinson and Dale Head
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Ennerdale Water visible below the cloud
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On the summit of High Stile and the cloud has lifted. Crummock Water below.
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The Helvellyn range beyond Hindscarth, Dale Head and Fleetwith Pike
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Scafell Pike is still under cloud
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The previous summit of Red Pike with Bleaberry Tarn below
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The Scafells are now clear of cloud
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Pillar on the other side of Ennerdale
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I've made my way along to the next summit of the day, High Crag. Great Gable and Kirk Fell at the head of Ennerdale.
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Zooming in on Criffell in Dumfriesshire on the other side of the Solway Firth
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Robinson and Hindscarth with Skiddaw and Blencathra behind
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The visibility was good enough to see the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea above Iron Crag
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Pillar from High Crag
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Ennerdale Water
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Dale Head and Fleetwith Pike with Helvellyn and Fairfield in the distance
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From High Crag I made my way down to the Scarth Gap Pass and then up to the summit of Haystacks. The view of the Buttermere valley.
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Green Gable and Great Gable at the head of Ennerdale. The patch of water is Innominate Tarn.
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Great Gable from the final summit of the day, Fleetwith Pike
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Hay Stacks with Pillar behind
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The Buttermere valley from Fleetwith Pike, one of my favourite views in the Lake District and a couple more shots of the view as I make my way down Fleetwith Edge...
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Hay Stacks in front of the Buttermere Pines as I head back to Buttermere by the path along the north shore of the lake
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Fleetwith Pike and Hay Stacks

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