Walk c263 The High Stile Ridge from Buttermere
This 8¾ mile, Grade 7 (Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Buttermere & will take about 6¼ hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8¾mls (14km) |
| Ascent: | 3,390ft (1,033m) |
| Time: | 6¼hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c263:
Buttermere - Scale Force - Scale Beck - Blea Crag - Lingcomb Edge - Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag (Buttermere) - Gamlin End - Seat (Buttermere) - Scarth Gap - Burtness Wood - Sourmilk Gill - Buttermere
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 3 English Mountains |
 3 Wainwrights |
 3 English Nuttalls |
 1 English Dewey |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is High Stile at 807m (2646ft). High Stile is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (38th highest in England, 71st highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 29).
High Stile is also known as an English Nuttall (45th highest in England, 86th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (13th highest in England, 378th highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Red Pike (Buttermere) at 755m (2478ft). Red Pike (Buttermere) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (67th highest in England, 116th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 62).
Red Pike (Buttermere) is also known as an English Nuttall (83rd highest in England, 142nd highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of High Crag (Buttermere) at 744m (2442ft). High Crag (Buttermere) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (72nd highest in England, 126th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 65).
High Crag (Buttermere) is also known as an English Nuttall (89th highest in England, 154th highest in England & Wales).
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- Seat (Buttermere) at 561m (1841ft). Seat (Buttermere) is classified as an English Dewey (53rd highest in England, 122nd highest in England & Wales).
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c263 The High Stile Ridge from Buttermere
In no particular order . . .
Buttermere village from Red Pike (Buttermere) with the Grasmoor massif looming large in the background
Looking across Buttermere Lake to a Cottage below Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from Hassness
Red Pike (Buttermere) summit from Lingcomb Edge with Pillar prominent across Ennerdale
Innominate Tarn on Hay stacks (frozen solid) with Great Gable rising majestically in the background
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