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25th March 2012 - The High Stile Ridge

Walk Details

Distance walked: 9.9 miles

Total ascent : 3556 ft

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

Time taken: 6.5 hrs

Route description: Buttermere-Scales-Scale Force-Lingcomb Edge-Red Pike-High Stile-High Crag-Gamlin End-Scarth Gap Pass-Peggy's Bridge-Gatesgarth Farm-path along north shore of Buttermere-Buttermere

The first day of a weeks holiday in the Lakes and the weather is set fair. Warm and sunny but it's hazy today so no long distance views.

From the National Trust car park in Buttermere I made my way across to Burtness Wood and the path to Scale Force. After having a look at the waterfalls I used the path above the falls to get upto Lingcomb Edge and then to the summit of Red Pike. It's then a great high level walk along the ridge to High Stile and High Crag. The descent down Gamlin End from High Crag is tricky with loose scree in places before the pitched path is reached. Once that was negotiated it was down to the Scarth Gap Pass and the path back to Buttermere along the north shore of the lake.

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A beautiful start to my holiday in the Lakes
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A look back on the path to Scale Force
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The view back to Buttermere
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Grasmoor and Rannerdale Knotts reflected in Crummock Water
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Scale Force
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On the summit of Red Pike. The view down Lingcomb Edge to Mellbreak and Crummock Water.
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Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head on the other side of Buttermere
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The ridge continues to the west to Starling Dodd and Great Borne
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Next stop, High Stile
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On route to High Stile and a view of Bleaberry Tarn down through Chapel Crags
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On High Stile. Red Pike and the subsidiary summit of Dodd above Bleaberry Tarn.
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High Crag and Comb Crags with Great Gable and Pillar in the haze
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Climbing in Buttermere. On Grey Crag on the side of High Stile.
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On route to High Crag
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Hindscarth, Dale Head and Fleetwith Pike from High Crag
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Grasmoor and Crag Hill just visible through the haze with Robinson closer on the right
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I'm about to descend Gamlin End from High Crag and there's a great view of Ennerdale with Great Gable at its head
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Very hazy down Ennerdale to Ennerdale Water
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On the way down Gamlin End with the fell of Seat in front and Hay Stacks behind on the other side of the Scarth Gap Pass
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Buttermere below from Seat
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Heading back to Buttermere by the north shore of the lake...
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