Walk c406 Hay Stacks from Gatesgarth, Buttermere
This 3¼ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Buttermere & will take you about 3½ hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 3¼ miles (6km) | |
| Ascent: | 1920 ft (585m) | |
| Time: | 3½ hours | |
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Route outline for this walk:
Buttermere - Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Buttermere - Scarth Gap - Hay Stacks - Innominate Tarn - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) - Scarth Gap - Peggy's Bridge - Gatesgarth - Buttermere
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 1 Wainwright |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 1 English Dewey |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
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)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c406 Hay Stacks from Gatesgarth, Buttermere
In no particular order . . .
Fleetwith Pike (left), Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and the shoulder of High Crag (Buttermere) (right) across Buttermere
Looking across Buttermere Lake to a Cottage below Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from Hassness
Innominate Tarn, Hay Stacks with Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Scafell Pike in the distance
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