Fleetwith Pike
648m (2126ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Fleetwith Pike is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Fleetwith Pike
John Hanlon walked up on September 16th, 2020 [from/via/route] Hotel- Borrowdale Gates, started from Gatesgarth carpark Buttermere [with] Gail, followed easy day walk [weather] Sunny - 2 Wainwrights walk, Haystacks and Fleetwith Pike
Claire Murray climbed on November 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] £4 to park at farm [with] Just myself [weather] Sunny and beautiful
Darren Wilson bagged on August 30th, 2020 [from/via/route] Buttermere, Great Borne,Starling Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag, Haystacks, Fleetwith Pike [with] Mike [weather] Good day - Clear day good views
Dave Eyes hiked on August 20th, 2019 [from/via/route] Parked at Honister Slate Mine [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Cloudy with a few spots of rain - decent views
Martin Woods summited on August 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] Gatesgarth Park [with] Mrs woods [weather] sunny 30 degrees - missed the turn to fleetwith ended up at the slate mine
Andrew Johnson conquered on January 15th, 2020 [from/via/route] Gatesgarth [with] Ted [weather] Overcast and very windy
Richard Beardsley scaled on April 18th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked route C295. Parked car at Gatesgarth, £4 all day. Commenced walk at 1045hrs. [with] Gillian, Lisa, Andy, Abigail and Jessica. [weather] Beautiful sunny day, a bit cold on the summits, occasionally cloudy. - Approached the summit via Hay Stacks and Dubbs Quarry. The descent back to the car park a little demanding with the children, (they loved it), Finished walk at 1715hrs. with a well deserved ice cream from the refreshment wagon. Had tea at the Fish Inn, Buttermere. Thoroughly enjoyable day out.
Wayne Baxter walked up on February 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] Honister Car park, follow old road to cairn and returned same route [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy but dry
Caroline Winter climbed on August 13th, 2018 [from/via/route] Honister slate mine, Brandreth, Fleetwith Pike [with] Becky [weather] Fog, low cloud and poor visibility on tops - walked on a bearing. Cut across slate mine to Black Star. Walked off Fleetwith Pike with another 2 ladies with their dogs. Would have liked to walk the edge off Fleetwith Pike but ladies made for slate mine path. As views none existent today we did same
John Bryers bagged on August 16th, 2018 [from/via/route] Seven of 7 Wainwrights today. Camped at Syke Farm, Buttermere. Walked along Crummock water from Scale bridge Scale force, traversing Starling Dodd to join ridge path to top of Great Bourne returning via Starling Dodd and on to Red Pike and High Stile and High Crag and across to Haystacks and across to Fleetwith Pike and home down the fantastic ridge. [with] With Mya my 11 year old and now tiring faithful Patterdale Terrier. [weather] Weather blustery with occasional showers with some strong cool winds for August! - Once bagged, headed home down ridge and back along footpath on west side of Buttermere.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Fleetwith Pike

Looking NW from Grey Knotts above Honister Slate Mine to Fleetwith Pike (left) and Robinson, Littledale Edge, Hindscarth and Dale Head (Newlands) on the other side of the valley

The flank of Hay Stacks (Haystacks), High Crag and High Stile (left), Mellbreak, Buttermere and Crummock Water (centre) with Grasmoor and High Snockrigg (right) from Fleetwith Pike

Fleetwith Pike (left) and Hay Stacks (right) across Buttermere Lake from Hassness

Autumn sunshine on Dale Head (left) and Fleetwith Pike (right) from Burtness Wood

Crummock Water and Low Ling Crag - with Rannerdale Knotts (left), Fleetwith Pike (centre) and The High Stile Ridge (right)

Crummock Water and Buttermere with Grasmoor (far left), Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head (left), Fleetwith Pike (centre) and Red Pike (Buttermere) (far right) from Mellbreak

Honister Pass (left), Fleetwith Pike, Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and High Crag (Buttermere) across Buttermere
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