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View of Buttermere – Innominate Tarn loop from Honister Pass

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View of Buttermere – Innominate Tarn loop from Honister Pass

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June 30, 2026

View of Buttermere – Innominate Tarn loop from Honister Pass

Moderate

04:47

11.5km

2.4km/h

820m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Bus stop

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175 m

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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2.26 km

Honister Crag (Black Star) West Top

Highlight • Climb

Honister Crag (Black Star) West Top 623.0m P8.7 Unclass [JNSA s1042]

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2.84 km

Fleetwith Pike summit and views over Buttermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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3.18 km

View of Buttermere and Crummock Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take time to admire the view down the valley over Buttermere Crummock Water and Loweswater in the distance

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5.18 km

View of Buttermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning vantage point for photos either towards Buttermere or Fleetwith Pike.

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6.19 km

View of Buttermere from High Wax Knott

Highlight • Viewpoint

Just like every other place on the way to Hay Stacks, the view is joyous!

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6.92 km

Scarth Gap

Mountain Pass

8.03 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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9.53 km

Dubs Quarry Tramway

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Very well preserved in places, an interesting piece of industrial heritage that leads directly to Dubs Quarry bothy

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11.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.09 km

3.01 km

1.09 km

319 m

Surfaces

6.95 km

1.73 km

1.72 km

746 m

319 m

< 100 m

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View of Buttermere – Innominate Tarn loop from Honister Pass

Honister Slate Sculptures and Café

Honister Crag (Black Star) West Top

Fleetwith Pike summit and views over Buttermere

View of Buttermere and Crummock Water

View of Buttermere

View of Buttermere from High Wax Knott

Innominate Tarn

Dubs Quarry Tramway

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