Haycock
797m (2616ft)

The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Haycock

John Tippins walked up 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 climbed 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 bagged 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 hiked 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.

Christine Shepherd summited 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 [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.

Paul Macey conquered 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 scaled Haycock on June 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] C130

Claire Kirk walked up Haycock on June 6th, 2021 [from/via/route] Bowness Knott Car Park [with] Alone [weather] Very sunny, Clear day

Christina Lander climbed Haycock on April 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Bowness Knott, Ennerdale - Lingmell - Steeple - Scoat Fell - Haycock - Caw Fell - Bowness Knott [with] Dick [weather] A beautiful sunny day - During our holiday staying in Embleton

Andrew Johnson bagged Haycock on December 1st, 2020 [from/via/route] Ennerdale [with] Ted [weather] Great weather

Darren Wilson hiked Haycock on September 13th, 2020 [from/via/route] Caw Fell & Haycock from Ennerdale water [with] Lone walk [weather] blustery & claggy - worst decent ever for steepness & rocky uneven

Caroline Winter summited Haycock on August 3rd, 2020 [from/via/route] Overbeck bridge, Yewbarrow Bell rib scramble, North top (Stirrup crag), Dore Head, Red Pike, Black Crag, Pillar, Little Scoat Fell, Haycock, Nether Beck [with] Becky [weather] Clear & warm. Views to Ireland - Pleasant, easy scramble up Yewbarrow. Retreated to easy path to Dore Head. 3 x Bob Graham competitors arrived at Pillar, as we finished lunch. Squeezed in Haycock before long tiring descent of Beck. Picquesque water falls heading down

Wayne Baxter conquered Haycock on August 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] From a car park near Netherbeck bridge Followed the Haycock path to Haycock & then onto Caw Fell. Returned on the same path. [with] Sue [weather] Bright sun very hot

Andy Buxton scaled Haycock on May 30th, 1994 [from/via/route] From Overbeck Bridge. Yewbarrow, Red Pike, Scoat Fell, Steeple & Haycock [with] Dan [weather] Good, some showers - Good day with some entertaining scrambling. Day rather marred by Derby losing 2-1 to Leicester in play-off final.

Phillip Bulley walked up Haycock on July 7th, 2019 [from/via/route] Via Caw. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny & warm.

Richard Marshall climbed Haycock on July 7th, 2019 [from/via/route] Ennerdale Haycock [with] Bo [weather] Cloudy/sunny. Very warm.

Elaine Evans bagged Haycock on April 15th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Bowness Knott car park beside Ennerdale, followed path alongside Ennerdale, over bridge onto the river path, past Moss Dub & up Long Crag to the summit of Steeple, continued onto Scoat Fell, Haycock, Little Gowder Crag & finally Caw Fell before descending to the river path & retracing our steps back to the car. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Dry but very, very windy & cold on the tops. - Followed walk c130 (in reverse). Good day out but had the wind against us for much of the summit walk which increased the difficulty level. Beautiful late afternoon sunshine as we descended. Visibility hazy.

Craig Steeland hiked Haycock on July 9th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Bowness Knott car park with bike used to start of walk [with] On my own [weather] Hot & sunny with no wind.

John Almond summited Haycock on August 29th, 2017 [from/via/route] go4awalk c130 - From Bowness Knott Car Park - Caw Fell - Little Gowder Crag - HAYCOCK - Scoat Fell - Steeple - Low Beck - Moss Dub - Wainwright 108 [with] Solo [weather] Cloudy, cool wind on tops. - A long, slow, slippery descent from Steeple. Would only recommend it after a long dry period.

Iain Jones conquered Haycock on July 29th, 2017 [from/via/route] Honister Hause (The Wainwright 60 - Day 1 (Ennerdale)) [with] Graeme High

John Walter scaled Haycock on July 17th, 2017 [with] Tricia [weather] Warm

Anthony Scott walked up Haycock on July 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] Wast Water [with] me [weather] Blue sky then white cloud. No wind - Walk 101...this was a Wainwright too far!

Chris Sheard climbed Haycock on October 15th, 2004 [from/via/route] Up from Blacksail & across from Scoat Ridge [with] George & Baz [weather] Partly sunny

Mark Davidson bagged Haycock on June 11th, 2006 [with] Theresa [weather] Quite nice in the valleys but misty on the tops

Clive Ward hiked Haycock on August 6th, 2016 [from/via/route] Greendale Horseshoe [with] Hazel

Jill Dean summited Haycock on July 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] Mosedale [with] Pete, Linda, Neil, Ronnie, Rick, Hannah, kitchen farter, Sarah and gorgeous Grez [weather] Fine - Wasdale weekend

Dave Eyes conquered Haycock on May 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] Steeple [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Sunny Day

Elaine Grayson scaled Haycock on April 24th, 2016 [weather] Misty

Raymond Barnett walked up Haycock on March 18th, 2016 [weather] sunny & crisp

David Noble climbed Haycock on October 17th, 2015 [from/via/route] Ennerdale Forest [with] Jack [weather] Sunny & cold

Kevin Parnham bagged Haycock on May 15th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Greendale via Caw Fell [with] Jo [weather] Cold wind but fine

Christine Knowles hiked Haycock on May 15th, 2015 [from/via/route] Wastwater up Nether Beck [with] Graham [weather] Nice to start, but very windy & very cold on the stop. Drifting clouds obscured view for a while.

Derek Parkin summited Haycock on March 23rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Steeple [with] Lynn Parkin [weather] sunny, windy

Colin Egan conquered Haycock on September 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Walk in from Bowness Knott car park along Ennerdale Water [with] My wife Faith

David Hickin scaled Haycock on July 21st, 2014 [with] Sally

Charlie Housley walked up Haycock on December 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] The ridge route from Caw Fell. [with] Candy the collie [weather] A day of two halves....08.30-11.30 low cloud & no views. 11.30-16.30 no cloud & fine views.

Keith Eastman climbed Haycock on June 30th, 2014 [from/via/route] c130

Harry Meijer bagged Haycock on August 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] The Ennerdale Horseshoe [with] The Lake District Walker

Darren Mortimer hiked Haycock on October 5th, 2013 [from/via/route] c264 From Ennerdale water [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Fine with misty tops

Iain Taylor summited Haycock on July 31st, 2013 [from/via/route] Walked from Greendale near Wast Water NZ 14443 05610

John Senior conquered Haycock on April 13th, 2013 [from/via/route] From Nether Wasdale, to Buckbarrow, Seatallan, & then Haycock [with] Julie Senior [weather] Reasonably good but cold. Some cloud, which cleared late morning, becoming windy, cloudy & damp through the afternoon. - Good views to the ScaFell's when the sun came out around midday.

Dale Verrall scaled Haycock on March 16th, 2011 [from/via/route] Ennerdale Water - Walk number C130 [with] Amber [weather] Started really nice but ................

Tony Aspden walked up Haycock on June 11th, 2011 [with] Andy [weather] Weather deteriorating to heavy rain

Patrick Rogozinski, Mark Smith, Melanie Dunn, Wendy Sockett, David Butterfield, Louis Smith, Tracey Cowell, Trevor Longman, Adrian Roberts, Jo Dixon, Jonathan Tobin, David Shaw, Edward Wells, Peter O'sullivan, Louise Sandwith, Simon Duerden, Jeanette Coward, Gordon Lee, Paul Booth, Linda Mckeogh, Victoria Bates, Peter Clark, Paul Henderson, Trevor Williams, Stephen Millington, Libby Burns, John Cuthbert, Patrick Buckland, Rob Barklamb, Chris Bede, Ray O'hara and Linda Walker have all walked, climbed & bagged Haycock.

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