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Hay Stacks – Fleetwith Pike Loop from Buttermere

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Hay Stacks – Fleetwith Pike Loop from Buttermere

Craig Harrop planned a hike

June 17, 2021

Hay Stacks – Fleetwith Pike Loop from Buttermere

Moderate

04:21

11.7km

2.7km/h

670m

660m

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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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Start point

Bus stop

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1.56 km

View of Buttermere from High Wax Knott

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

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1.89 km

Scarth Gap

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Scarth Gap is a great, gradual ascent from Buttermere or Ennerdale. Turn left at the cairn that marks the top of the pass to ascend Haystacks or turn right to ascend Seat and on to High Crag

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3.47 km

Haystacks Summit

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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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5.47 km

Dubs Hut Bothy

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

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7.05 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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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.20 km

2.43 km

1.85 km

156 m

Surfaces

8.04 km

1.48 km

1.27 km

692 m

156 m

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Hay Stacks – Fleetwith Pike Loop from Buttermere

View of Buttermere from High Wax Knott

Scarth Gap

Haystacks Summit

Dubs Hut Bothy

Fleetwith Pike summit and views over Buttermere

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