Walk c228 Hay Stacks from Buttermere

This 8¼ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Buttermere & will take about 5½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8¼mls (13km)
Ascent:2,334ft (711m)
Time:5½hrs
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Route outline for walk c228:

Buttermere  -  Gatesgarth  -  Warnscale Bottom  -  Warnscale Beck  -  Green Crag (Buttermere)  -  Black Beck  -  Blackbeck Tarn  -  Innominate Tarn  -  Hay Stacks (Haystacks)  -  Scarth Gap  -  Burtness Wood  -  Buttermere


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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Hay Stacks (Haystacks) at 597m (1959ft). Hay Stacks (Haystacks) is classified as an Wainwright (No. 131).

Hay Stacks (Haystacks) is also known as an English Dewey (13th highest in England, 29th in England & Wales)

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Green Crag (Buttermere) at 528m (1732ft). Green Crag (Buttermere) is also known as an English Dewey (117th highest in England, 274th in England & Wales)

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c228 Hay Stacks from Buttermere

In no particular order . . .

On Hay Stacks (Haystacks) during Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk

On Hay Stacks (Haystacks) during Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk

Photo: Peter Doherty (1)

Derwent Water at Copperheap Bay

Derwent Water at Copperheap Bay

Photo: dorsalfin (28)

Fleetwith Pike across Buttermere

Fleetwith Pike across Buttermere

Photo: Clare Howard (7)

Crummock Water, Buttermere

Crummock Water, Buttermere

Photo: dorsalfin (22)

Seat, Gamlin End and High Crag from Scarth Gap

Seat, Gamlin End and High Crag from Scarth Gap

Photo: Rob Pullan (16)

The Bridge Hotel in Buttermere

The Bridge Hotel in Buttermere

Photo: dorsalfin (17)

Crummock Water, Buttermere

Crummock Water, Buttermere

Photo: dorsalfin (27)

Buttermere

Buttermere

Photo: Rob Hadley (2)

Buttermere Dubbs

Buttermere Dubbs

Photo: Clare Howard (6)

High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere) and Dodd (Buttermere) from across Buttermere

High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere) and Dodd (Buttermere) from across Buttermere

Photo: Andy Malcolm (157)


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