Haycock
797m (2616ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,236ft (986m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Greendale Farm - Gill Farm - Buckbarrow - Seatallan - Pots of Ashness - Gowder Crag - Haycock - Little Lad Crag - Nether Beck - Wast Water - Wasdale - Greendale Farm
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,275ft (998m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Bowness Knott Car Park Ennerdale Water - Char Dub - Silver Cove Beck - Woundell Beck - Caw Fell - Little Gowder Crag - Haycock - Great Scoat Fell - Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell) - Steeple - Long Crag - Moss Dub - Lingmell Plantation - Bowness Knott Car Park Ennerdale Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,100ft (1,554m) |
| Time: | 9.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Greendale Farm - Middle Fell (Wasdale) - Seatallan - Pots of Ashness - Gowder Crag - Haycock - Great Scoat Fell - Steeple - Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell) - Red Pike (Wasdale) - Dore Head - Yewbarrow (North Top) - Yewbarrow - Bell Rib - Dropping Crag - Overbeck Bridge - Wast Water - Greendale Farm
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,125ft (1,257m) |
| Time: | 9.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ennerdale Weir - Ennerdale Water - Silver Cove Beck - Woundell Beck - Little Gowder Crag - Haycock - Caw Fell - Silver Cove - Iron Crag - Whoap - Lank Rigg - Crag Fell - Grike - Ennerdale Weir
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Haycock
Ian Ashton walked up Haycock on January 25th, 2025 [with] Ella
Tim Winn climbed Haycock on October 26th, 2024 [from/via/route] Ennerdale [with] Barry, Paul and Roger [weather] Dry.
Carl Murphy bagged Haycock on January 23rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Ennerdale [weather] Misty, raining snow windy
Christine Shepherd hiked Haycock on February 17th, 2008 [from/via/route] Walked from Ennerdale using walk c130 Climbed again, adding this to the Greendale Round, on 22.08.2021 Climbed for a third time on 20.4.24 adding this summit to c101 after Steeple with Louise. [with] On my own [weather] An incredibly clear winter's day - Haycock was above the clouds & me & the other walkers who were having lunch on Haycock were wishing we had brought the suncream- in February! Still snow around on the summit.
John Tippins summited Haycock on May 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Bowness Knott car park [with] Alone [weather] Warm & sunny to start with. Just before reaching the top it started raining. Heavy rain, moderately strong winds & thick cloud for the next couple of hours. Stopped raining, still misty until halfway down to the valley floor, then warm & sunny again.
Sarah Moore conquered Haycock on April 8th, 2023 [from/via/route] c130 / Caw Fell, Haycock & Steeple... with extra! from Ennerdale YHA [with] On my own [weather] Great day for it - almost too hot at points - clear for miles & sunny & beautiful - Couldn't believe how quiet it was for an Easter weekend - remote but incredible
Richard Marchant scaled Haycock on September 24th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at the forest car park below Bowness Knot & walk up the side of Ennerdale Water heading East & at the end I headed South on a Forestry track then a footpath through the woods & up a ridge that finally brought me out to the col between Caw Fell & Haycock. I nipped up to Caw Fell & back along the ridge to Little Colder Crag & on to Haycock. Then across to Scoat Fell & descended down off there on to Steeple & carried on along Long Crag & eventually back to the bottom of Ennerdale & followed the Forest track back to my car. [with] On my Own [weather] Clear Sunny day with little or no breeze.
Kevin Foster walked up Haycock on June 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Seatallan [with] By myself. [weather] Dry & sunny - Considerable height loss & gain to reach the next top on my walk Haycock. After a very steep drop on grass off the northern edge of Seatallan to the col, I aimed to the left of prominent Gowder Crag to ascend to the col between Scoat Fell & Haycock. Then turned left up the clear rocky path to the summit. There are two piles of stones either side of the wall but the southern side is considered slightly higher. A few metres south on a rocky promontory is a small cairn which gives the best views.
Paul Macey climbed Haycock on August 19th, 2021 [from/via/route] C130 in reverse [weather] High cloud to start kow about 400 cloud base at end
Michael Austin bagged Haycock on June 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] C130
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Haycock
Haycock, Little Scoat Fell and Red Pike (Wasdale) from the summit of Yewbarrow
Haycock, Little Scoat Fell, Red Pike (Wasdale), Pillar, Top of Stirrup Crag, Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Great End, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell, Slightside, Harter Fell (Eskdale) and Burnmoor Tarn from the summit of Yewbarrow
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