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Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
597m (1959ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Hay Stacks (Haystacks) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Hay Stacks (Haystacks) is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.25ml (6km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,920ft (585m) | |
| Time: | 3½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Buttermere, Gatesgarth, Peggy's Bridge, Buttermere, Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks, Innominate Tarn, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Scarth Gap, Peggy's Bridge, Gatesgarth, Buttermere.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.75ml (7.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,396ft (730m) | |
| Time: | 4.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
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.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8ml (13km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,334ft (711m) | |
| Time: | 5½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
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.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,260ft (1,298m) | |
| Time: | 7.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
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.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,132ft (1,259m) | |
| Time: | 8.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
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.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.75ml (23.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,405ft (1,647m) | |
| Time: | 10.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Very Hard) |
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.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 18.75ml (30km) | |
| Ascent: | 7,309ft (2,408m) | |
| Time: | 14.75hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Very Hard) |
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.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Richard Beardsley walked up Hay Stacks (Haystacks) 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. - Final assent of Haystacks a bit of a scramble, had lunch at the top 1245hrs.
John Bryers climbed Hay Stacks (Haystacks) on August 16th, 2018 [from/via/route] Sixth 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. [with] With Mya my faithful Patterdale Terrier. [weather] Weather blustery with occasional showers with some strong cool winds for August! - Once bagged, headed to Fleetwith Pike and home as the legs were getting tired now!
Neil Heywood bagged Hay Stacks (Haystacks) on July 18th, 2018 [from/via/route] Scarth Gap [weather] Sunny
Lucy Perchard hiked Hay Stacks (Haystacks) on May 16th, 2018 [from/via/route] Ascent from Buttermere and then onto Fleetwith Pike [with] Tony [weather] Sunny spells - Can see why Haystacks was one of Wainwrights favourite
Simon Myerscough summited Hay Stacks (Haystacks) on October 2nd, 2005 [with] Matthew & Martin [weather] Sunny with occasional cloud, quite warm - My first peak bagging walk
Steve Cookson conquered Hay Stacks (Haystacks) on April 5th, 2018 [from/via/route] Slate Mine at Honister [with] Gillie [weather] Dry
John Almond scaled Hay Stacks (Haystacks) on August 10th, 2017 [from/via/route] go4awalk c295 (reversed) - Gatescarth - Fleetwith Edge - Fleetwith Pike - HAYSTACKS - Scarth Gap - Wainwright 101 [with] Solo [weather] Good
Iain Jones walked up Hay Stacks (Haystacks) on July 29th, 2017 [from/via/route] Honister Hause (The Wainwright 60 - Day 1 (Ennerdale)) [with] Graeme High
Stephen Eddy climbed Hay Stacks (Haystacks) on June 30th, 2017 [from/via/route] Gatesgarth [with] Mike Woodhouse,Tony Harris, Martin Bayliss [weather] Cloudy - En route up Fleetwith Pike
Andrew Chrimes bagged Hay Stacks (Haystacks) on September 3rd, 2012 [from/via/route] Honister Hause, Little Round How, Innominate Tarn, Haystacks [with] Solo [weather] Fine & Dry
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End, High Crag (Buttermere), Mellbreak, Crummock Water, Buttermere Village, Rannerdale Knotts and the shoulder of Grasmoor from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
High Crag (left), Crummock Water and Grasmoor (right) from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Pillar (left), Ennerdale Water, Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End and High Crag (centre), Crummock Water and Grasmoor (right) from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Scarth Gap and Hay stacks (Haystacks) above Ennerdale from The High Level Route, Pillar
High Crag, Seat, Scarth Gap and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from Looking Stead (Pillar)
Fleetwith Pike and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from the campsite near Buttermere village
Hay Stacks (Haystacks) above Ennerdale (featuring Black Sail Hut Youth Hostel) from Black Sail Pass
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), Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and the shoulder of High Crag (Buttermere) (right) across Buttermere
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