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Dale Head – High Spy Loop from Stair

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Dale Head – High Spy Loop from Stair

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September 13, 2022

Dale Head – High Spy Loop from Stair

Hard

06:33

17.8km

2.7km/h

860m

900m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Parking

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2.38 km

Robinson

Highlight • Climb

Robinson is accessed with relative ease from the top of the Newlands Pass, where your eye will be drawn to Moss Force, one of Lakeland's most beautiful waterfalls. Its north …

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5.30 km

Dale Head Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Dale Head occupies a grand position, its lofty perch overlooking Buttermere, Newlands and Borrowdale. It makes for a quick, if strenuous, Wainwright bag from the Honister Pass, or it can …

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6.19 km

Dalehead Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Dalehead Tarn lies at about 1,640 feet (500 m) in the saddle between Dale Head and High Scawdel. The Newlands Beck flows from close to the tarn and heads north …

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7.40 km

High Spy summit

Highlight • Summit

At 2,142 feet (653 m) you can enjoy fabulous views of the Lake District from the summit of High Spy. The fell's name is thought to mean a 'lookout post' …

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9.48 km

Maiden Moor

Highlight • Summit

When hiking up the ridge from Catbells, Maiden Moor is the next summit you will reach. While its flat summit is no rival to that of better known neighbours Catbells …

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12.2 km

Little Town Farmhouse

Highlight • Cafe

Many thanks for the kind hospitality.. we basically had ran out of water, got to this place which is closed on Mondays and despite this, the owner let us fill …

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12.8 km

Newlands Church

Highlight • Historical Site

This quaint grade two listed church is nestled beatifully in the picturesque Newlands Valley. On a visit to the region, William Wordsworth was so taken by the image of the …

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17.7 km

Moss Force Waterfalls

Highlight • Waterfall

A stunning natural waterfall & a superb place to hike.

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17.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.94 km

5.14 km

3.44 km

2.87 km

454 m

Surfaces

5.94 km

4.68 km

2.87 km

2.63 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Dale Head – High Spy Loop from Stair

Robinson

Dale Head Summit

Dalehead Tarn

High Spy summit

Maiden Moor

Little Town Farmhouse

Newlands Church

Moss Force Waterfalls

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