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Fleetwith Pike and Buttermere Lake from Buttermere,
The Western Fells,
The Lake District National Park,
Cumbria, England
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Walk c219 A Circuit of Buttermere from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Buttermere, Gatesgarth, Black Beck, Burtness Wood, Buttermere.
Length: 7km (4.5 miles) | Ascent: 148m (485ft) | Allow at least: 2hrs | Grade:
Easy
Walk c221 A Circuit of Crummock Water from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Crummock Water, Hause Point, Lanthwaite Green, Black Beck, Scale Bridge, Buttermere.
Length: 12km (7.5 miles) | Ascent: 80m (262ft) | Allow at least: 3hrs | Grade:
Easy
Walk c379 Rannerdale Knotts from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Buttermere Hause, Rannerdale Knotts, Low Bank, Buttermere.
Length: 5km (3.25 miles) | Ascent: 295m (968ft) | Allow at least: 2.25hrs | Grade:
Easy
Walk c406 Hay Stacks from Gatesgarth, Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Gatesgarth, Peggy's Bridge, Buttermere, Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks, Innominate Tarn, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Scarth Gap, Peggy's Bridge, Gatesgarth, Buttermere.
Length: 6km (3.25 miles) | Ascent: 585m (1920ft) | Allow at least: 3.5hrs | Grade:
Moderate
Walk c295 Hay Stacks and Fleetwith Pike from Gatesgarth, Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Gatesgarth, Peggy's Bridge, Buttermere, Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Innominate Tarn, Blackbeck Tarn, Black Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Warnscale Beck, Dubs Quarry, Fleetwith Pike, Fleetwith Edge, Gatesgarth, Buttermere.
Length: 7.5km (4.75 miles) | Ascent: 730m (2396ft) | Allow at least: 4.25hrs | Grade:
Moderate
Walk c367 Robinson and High Snockrigg from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Dalegarth, Hassnesshow Beck, Goat Crag, Goat Gills, Robinson, Buttermere Moss, High Snockrigg, Buttermere.
Length: 7.5km (4.75 miles) | Ascent: 720m (2363ft) | Allow at least: 4.25hrs | Grade:
Moderate
Walk c207 The High Stile Ridge from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Sourmilk Gill, Bleaberry Tarn, Dodd (Buttermere), The Saddle, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Gamlin End, Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Peggy's Bridge, Burtness Wood, Buttermere.
Length: 12km (7.5 miles) | Ascent: 1017m (3338ft) | Allow at least: 6.25hrs | Grade:
Moderate
Walk c228 Hay Stacks from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Gatesgarth, Warnscale Bottom, Warnscale Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Black Beck, Blackbeck Tarn, Innominate Tarn, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Scarth Gap, Burtness Wood, Buttermere.
Length: 13km (8 miles) | Ascent: 711m (2334ft) | Allow at least: 5.5hrs | Grade:
Moderate
Walk c411 Starling Dodd via Scale Beck from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Buttermere Dubbs, Scale Bridge, Scale Force, Scale Beck, Blea Crag, Lingcomb Edge, Ling Comb, Little Dodd, Starling Dodd, Great Borne, Floutern Tarn, Black Beck (Mosedale), Scale Force, Scale Beck (Crummock Water), Crummock Water, Buttermere.
Length: 15.5km (9.75 miles) | Ascent: 833m (2734ft) | Allow at least: 6.25hrs | Grade:
Moderate
Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause
Route Summary: - Honister Pass, Honister Hause, Green Crag (Buttermere), Black Beck, Blackbeck Tarn, Innominate Tarn, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Scarth Gap, Ennerdale, River Liza, Black Sail Hut (Youth Hostel), Black Sail Path, Kirk Fell, Kirk Fell (East Top), Beckhead Tarn, Beck Head, Great Gable, Westmorland Cairn, Windy Gap, Green Gable, Gillercomb Head, Brandreth, Grey Knotts, Honister Hause.
Length: 13.5km (8.5 miles) | Ascent: 1298m (4260ft) | Allow at least: 7.25hrs | Grade:
Hard
Walk c263 The High Stile Ridge from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Scale Force, Scale Beck, Blea Crag, Lingcomb Edge, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Gamlin End, Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Burtness Wood, Sourmilk Gill, Buttermere.
Length: 14km (8.75 miles) | Ascent: 1033m (3390ft) | Allow at least: 6.25hrs | Grade:
Hard
Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Sourmilk Gill, Bleaberry Tarn, Dodd (Buttermere), The Saddle, Red Pike (Buttermere), Ling Comb, Little Dodd, Starling Dodd, Great Borne, Floutern Tarn, Black Beck (Mosedale), Blea Crag, Scale Force, Scale Beck (Crummock Water), Crummock Water, Buttermere Dubs, Buttermere.
Length: 15km (9.5 miles) | Ascent: 962m (3157ft) | Allow at least: 6.5hrs | Grade:
Hard
Walk c160 Pillar from Gatesgarth, Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Gatesgarth, Peggy's Bridge, Scarth Gap Pass, Scarth Gap, Black Sail Hut (Youth Hostel), Black Sail Pass, Looking Stead (Pillar). High Level Route, Robinson's Cairn, Pillar, Wind Gap, Black Crag (Pillar), High Beck, Ennerdale, Scarth Gap Pass, Peggy's Bridge, Gatescarth, Buttermere.
Length: 16.5km (10.25 miles) | Ascent: 1405m (4611ft) | Allow at least: 8.5hrs | Grade:
Hard
Walk c287 The High Stile Ridge and Hay Stacks from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Scale Force, Scale Beck, Blea Crag, Lingcomb Edge, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Gamlin End, Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Innominate Tarn, Blackbeck Tarn, Black Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Warnscale Beck, Warnscale Bottom, Gatesgarth, Buttermere.
Length: 18km (11.25 miles) | Ascent: 1259m (4132ft) | Allow at least: 8.25hrs | Grade:
Hard
Walk c120 The Ennerdale Horseshoe
Route Summary: - Bowness Knott Car Park Ennerdale, Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre, High Gillerthwaite Yourth Hostel, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Innominate Tarn, Blackbeck Tarn, Black Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Great Round How, Brandreth, Gillercomb Head, Green Gable, Windy Gap, Great Gable, Westmorland Cairn, Beck Head, Beckhead Tarn, Kirk Fell (East Top), Kirk Fell, Black Sail Pass, Looking Stead (Pillar), High Level Route, Robinson's Cairn, Pillar, Wind Gap, Black Crag (Pillar), High Beck, Low Beck, Ennerdale.
Length: 30km (18.75 miles) | Ascent: 2408m (7309ft) | Allow at least: 14.75hrs | Grade:
Very Hard
Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere
Route Summary: - Buttermere, Scale Force, Scale Beck, Blea Crag, Great Borne, Starling Dodd, Little Dodd (Buttermere), Ling Comb, Lingcomb Edge, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Gamlin End, Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Innominate Tarn, Blackbeck Tarn, Black Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Warnscale Beck, Dubs Quarry, Fleetwith Pike, Fleetwith Edge, Gatesgarth, Buttermere.
Length: 23.5km (14.75 miles) | Ascent: 1647m (5405ft) | Allow at least: 10.75hrs | Grade:
Very Hard
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