Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Buttermere, is 16 miles long and will take about 12¼hrs. It is graded 9 (Very Hard).


Route outline for walk c397:

Buttermere  -  Scale Force  -  Scale Beck  -  Blea Crag  -  Great Borne  -  Starling Dodd  -  Little Dodd (Ennerdale)  -  Ling Comb  -  Lingcomb Edge  -  Red Pike (Buttermere)  -  Dodd (Buttermere)  -  Red Pike (Buttermere)  -  High Stile  -  High Crag (Buttermere)  -  Gamlin End  -  Seat (Buttermere)  -  Scarth Gap  -  Hay Stacks (Haystacks)  -  Innominate Tarn  -  Blackbeck Tarn  -  Black Beck  -  Green Crag (Buttermere)  -  Warnscale Beck  -  Dubs Hut  -  Dubs Quarry  -  Fleetwith Pike  -  Honister Crag (Black Star)  -  Fleetwith Pike  -  Fleetwith Edge  -  Gatesgarth  -  Buttermere




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
6
English
Mountains
Wainwright
7
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
8
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
3
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
1
Bridget

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:

  • Great Borne at 616m (2021ft). Great Borne is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (172nd highest in England, 300th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 127) and an English Nuttall (241st highest in England, 417th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Great Borne is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
  • Little Dodd (Ennerdale) at 590m (1936ft). Little Dodd (Ennerdale) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Little Dodd (Ennerdale) is marked by a cairn and a tangle of old fence posts..

You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere

In no particular order . . .

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Seat (Buttermere) & High Crag (Buttermere) (left) and Grasmoor (right) from the small pool on Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Seat (Buttermere) & High Crag (Buttermere) (left) and Grasmoor (right) from the small pool on Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (243)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Queens club ramblers atop of Red Pike (Buttermere) 2011

Queens club ramblers atop of Red Pike (Buttermere) 2011

Photo: John Dick (2)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Great Gable, Scafell Pike (centre) and Kirk Fell from Fleetwith Pike

Great Gable, Scafell Pike (centre) and Kirk Fell from Fleetwith Pike

Photo: Mike Knipe (158)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Me and Russ at the top of Scale Force

Me and Russ at the top of Scale Force

Photo: Clare Howard (14)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - High Crag (Buttermere) Summit

High Crag (Buttermere) Summit

Photo: Rob Pullan (18)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Rannerdale Knotts from Crummock Water, Buttermere

Rannerdale Knotts from Crummock Water, Buttermere

Photo: Mike Dawson (25)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Seathwaite Fell summit cairn

Seathwaite Fell summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (866)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - The Bridge Hotel in Buttermere

The Bridge Hotel in Buttermere

Photo: Mike Dawson (17)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Fleetwith Pike from the Southern shore of Buttermere

Fleetwith Pike from the Southern shore of Buttermere

Photo: Chris Haselden (41)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Fleetwith Pike (foreground left) with High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere) beyond towering over Buttermere from Honister Crag (Black Star)

Fleetwith Pike (foreground left) with High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere) beyond towering over Buttermere from Honister Crag (Black Star)

Photo: Mike Walker (537)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Dale Head (Newlands) from Honister Crag (Black Star)

Dale Head (Newlands) from Honister Crag (Black Star)

Photo: Mike Walker (536)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Innominate Tarn on Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Innominate Tarn on Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Photo: Martin Wardroper (2)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Buttermere village

Buttermere village

Photo: David Hayter (145)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Green Gable left), Great Gable (centre) and Kirk Fell (right) with the Scafell Massif beyond (centre) from High Crag (Buttermere)

Green Gable left), Great Gable (centre) and Kirk Fell (right) with the Scafell Massif beyond (centre) from High Crag (Buttermere)

Photo: Rob Barklamb (7)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - The setting sun on Honister Pass

The setting sun on Honister Pass

Photo: Kevin Finn (36)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Pillar (left), Ennerdale Water, Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End and High Crag (centre), Crummock Water and Grasmoor (right) from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Pillar (left), Ennerdale Water, Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End and High Crag (centre), Crummock Water and Grasmoor (right) from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Photo: Michael Lee (4)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - Inside Dubs Hut Bothy

Inside Dubs Hut Bothy

Photo: Alan Wainwright (238)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - High Stile (left) Buttermere, Mellbreak, Rannerdale Knotts, High Snockrigg, Grasmoor and the shoulder of Robinson (right) from the summit of Fleetwith Pike

High Stile (left) Buttermere, Mellbreak, Rannerdale Knotts, High Snockrigg, Grasmoor and the shoulder of Robinson (right) from the summit of Fleetwith Pike

Photo: Michael Lee (2)

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere - The head of Ennerdale

The head of Ennerdale

Photo: Kevin Finn (30)


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