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Haystacks – Fleetwith Pike Loop from Buttermere

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Haystacks – Fleetwith Pike Loop from Buttermere

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July 24, 2022

Haystacks – Fleetwith Pike Loop from Buttermere

Moderate

04:07

10.9km

2.7km/h

640m

630m

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Overview

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

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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543 m

View of Buttermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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734 m

Buttermere South Shore Path

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Alfred Wainwrights final resting place as written in his books “These are his own words, taken from his Western Fells guidebook - "All I ask for, at the end, is …

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1.55 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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2.77 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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3.36 km

Innominate Tarn

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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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4.79 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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6.37 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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10.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.53 km

2.51 km

1.77 km

146 m

Surfaces

7.33 km

1.51 km

1.30 km

664 m

146 m

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Haystacks – Fleetwith Pike Loop from Buttermere

View of Buttermere

Buttermere South Shore Path

View of Buttermere from High Wax Knott

Haystacks Summit

Innominate Tarn

Dubs Hut Bothy

Fleetwith Pike summit and views over Buttermere

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