High Stile
807m (2649ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
High Stile is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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Walk c207 The High Stile Ridge from Buttermere
Unsurpassed views of Buttermere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,338ft (1,017m) | |
| Time: | 6.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
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.
Walk c263 The High Stile Ridge from Buttermere
Unsurpassed views of Buttermere
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,390ft (1,033m) | |
| Time: | 6.25hrs | |
| 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, Burtness Wood, Sourmilk Gill, Buttermere.
Walk c287 The High Stile Ridge and Hay Stacks from Buttermere
Unsurpassed views of Buttermere and Wainwright's favourite
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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.
Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere
Very long high level route with superb views
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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.
Walk c120 The Ennerdale Horseshoe
Strenuous, high level route worth every step - if you have the energy!
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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 High Stile
Martin Woods walked up on September 13th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Buttermere fish Inn. Red pike and high stile walk [with] Dean and H [weather] Cloudy, rain on tops, 40mph winds - Took path off high stile to the left and led us back down to Buttermere. Quite a bit of a scramble.
Darren Wilson climbed 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
Claire Kirk bagged on August 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] Buttermere Hostel [with] Alone [weather] Very cloudy
Christine Shepherd hiked on May 1st, 2003 [from/via/route] I climbed this from Buttermere via Red Pike [with] On my own [weather] Lovely spring weather - Great views. Climbed this again when I led a group from St George's Church Leeds in July 04. Had another brilliant walk over the Buttermere fells 29.8.17.
Stephen Batson summited on November 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] Gatesgarth [with] Clare [weather] Grey sky, fog on the summits - This was a very hard climb to start, rocks were wet and slippy
Robin Thorne conquered during May, 2018 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast Walk [with] Jon Thorne [weather] Sunny
Caroline Winter scaled on August 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] Gatesgarth, Scarth Gap Pass, Seat, High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike, Starling Dodd, Great Borne, Steel Brow, Scales, The Fish at Buttermere, B5289 to CP [with] Becky [weather] 9.30 Start and already feeling hot and sticky on long climb up. No wind until late afternoon (SW), and great views of surrounding Fells. Cloud predicted on High Crag at 1pm, and cloud descended on leaving Great Borne. - Classic ridge walk with a plethora of views, not forthcoming on last visit here. Red scree peppering slopes of Red pike, so to descend further along after continuing the ridge to Starling Dodd and Great Borne (Starling Dodd has a very odd twisted metal structure on its top and Great Borne is a pile of stones). Also, saves climbing them from Ennerdale. Came down further West along a track, so needed to back Track to find NW route. Long walk out along slippery rocks and bracken. Diversion at scale Bridge, due to reconstruction. Missed last bus at 17.18 hrs, so ate a delicious trout dinner at The Fish, before walking the road-nearly as pleasant as the lake walk, and saved £25 plus on taxi fare.
Andrew Johnson walked up on July 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] NT car park Buttermere, then to Crummock following the Frog Graham Leg 3 Route. [weather] Sunny weather
Richard Marshall climbed on June 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Ennerdale Red Pike [with] Bo [weather] Cloudy/sunny. Very warm.
Lucy Perchard bagged on November 18th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Buttermere up to Red Pike, High Stile and High Crag and back down via Gamlin end and Scarth Gap [with] Tony [weather] Clear blue sky but very windy
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of High Stile
The shoulder of Grasmoor (left), Robinson, Rannerdale Knotts (centre) and the High Stile Ridge (High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere) reflected beautifully in a very still Crummock Water taken from the north west shore below Mellbreak
Gatesgarth and Fleetwith Pike (with Robinson and Dale Head (Newlands) beyond) from High Stile
The view is across the Vale of Lorton towards Whiteside (left), High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere), Mellbreck (centre) and Fellbarrow and Low Fell (right)
The High Stile Ridge (High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike) beyond Buttermere from Hindscarth Edge
Crag Fell summit cairn with Great Borne (left), Starling Dodd (centre), Red Pike (Buttermere) and High Stile in the distance
Crummock Water and Low Ling Crag - with Rannerdale Knotts (left), Fleetwith Pike (centre) and The High Stile Ridge (right)
*Pillar (left), High Stile (centre), Ennerdale, Hay Stacks, Crummock Water, Buttermere and Grasmoor (right) from Green Gable
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