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Jordee Wright planned a hike

April 8, 2023

honister

Hard

06:17

16.5km

2.6km/h

920m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Your route passes through a protected area

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Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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5.43 km

Haystacks Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Alfred Wainwright’s favourite fell and final resting place, Haystacks is achingly pretty: a place where rocky, craggy coarseness meets the quaint charm of tarns and streams in perfect harmony. Alf …

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5.94 km

Innominate Tarn

Highlight • Lake

Innominate Tarn on Haystacks is where Alfred Wainwrights ashes were scattered. These are his own words, taken from his Western Fells guidebook - "All I ask for, at the end, …

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7.38 km

Dubs Hut Bothy

Highlight • Viewpoint

Large bothy on the side of Fleetwith Pike, very pretty area with views to Buttermere.

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9.02 km

Honister Slate Sculptures and Café

Highlight • Monument

The buildings at Honister are decorated with iconic slate sculptures. The buildings house a café (I recommend the mars bar tray bake), a shop, toilets and you can book mine tours, via ferrata and more from here.

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11.4 km

Fleetwith Pike summit and views over Buttermere

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Fleetwith Pike is one of my favourite Wainwrights. My favourite way to approach the summit is from Gatesgarth farm. It's a steep direct route up the nose of the fell. …

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16.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.58 km

5.14 km

3.91 km

858 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

2.73 km

1.86 km

858 m

374 m

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Lowest point (110 m)

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Haystacks Summit

Innominate Tarn

Dubs Hut Bothy

Honister Slate Sculptures and Café

Fleetwith Pike summit and views over Buttermere

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