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High Street
828m (2717ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
High Street is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL5 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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High Street 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: | 6ml (9.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,202ft (671m) | |
| Time: | 4½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Mardale Head, Haweswater Reservoir, The Rigg, Swine Crag (Riggindale), Heron Crag (Riggindale), Eagle Crag (Riggindale), Rough Crag (Riggindale), Caspel Gate, Riggindale Crag, Long Stile, High Street, Rough Crag (Riggindale), Eagle Crag (Riggindale), Heron Crag (Riggindale), Swine Crag (Riggindale), Dudderwick, The Rigg, Mardale Head.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,745ft (837m) | |
| Time: | 5½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Mardale Head, Haweswater Reservoir, The Rigg, Dudderwick, Swine Crag (Riggindale), Heron Crag (Riggindale), Eagle Crag (Riggindale), Rough Crag (Riggindale), Caspel Gate, Riggindale Crag, Long Stile, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Nan Bield Pass, Harter Fell (Mardale), Adam Seat, Gatescarth Pass, Mardale Head.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,436ft (1,047m) | |
| Time: | 7½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Mardale Head, Haweswater Reservoir, Rowantreethwaite Beck, Old Corpse Road, Selside Pike, Branstree (North East Top), Branstree (Artlecrag Pike), Gatescarth Pass, Adam Seat, Harter Fell (Mardale), Nan Bield Pass, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Riggindale Crag, Caspel Gate, Rough Crag (Riggindale), Eagle Crag (Riggindale), Heron Crag (Riggindale), Swine Crag (Riggindale), Dudderwick, The Rigg, Mardale Head.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,843ft (1,171m) | |
| Time: | 8 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Cow Bridge, Brothers Water, Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Caudale Moor, Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Caudale Head, Stony Cove Pike, Threshthwaite Mouth, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Straits of Riggindale, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, High Raise (Mardale), The Knott, Hayeswater Reservoir, Hayeswater Gill, Hartsop, Cow Bridge, Brothers Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,814ft (1,162m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Mardale Head, Haweswater, Rowantreethwaite Beck, Old Corpse Road, Selside Pike, Branstree (North East Top), Branstree (Artlecrag Pike), Gatescarth Pass, Adam Seat, Harter Fell (Mardale), Nan Bield Pass, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Riggindale, Rampsgill Head, Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, Kidsty Pike, Kidsty Howes, Bowderthaite Bridge, The Rigg, Mardale Head.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,889ft (1,185m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Cow Bridge, Brothers Water, Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Caudale Head, Caudale Moor, Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Threshthwaite Mouth, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Straits of Riggindale, The Knott, Angle Tarn (Martindale), Angletarn Pikes, Boredale Hause, Patterdale.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,364ft (1,025m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Mardale Head (Haweswater Reservoir), Small Water, Nan Bield Pass, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Straits of Riggindale, The Knott, Rampsgill Head, Kidsty Pike, High Raise (Mardale), Raven Howe, Red Crag, Keasgill Head, Wether Hill, Bampton Common, Low Kop, Measand Beck, Haweswater Reservoir, Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, Bowderthwaite Bridge, The Rigg, Mardale Head.
Your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record
If you LOG ON and then RELOAD this page it will display when you climbed, bagged and conquered High Street, what the weather was like, who you went with and any other comments you might like to add to remind you of that fantastic day. For more details see Your Personal Mountain, Top, Peak and Hill Bagging Record.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged High Street
Elaine Evans walked up High Street on April 8th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Mardale Head, up to High Street via Blea Water, across to Mardale Ill Bell, down to Nan Bield Pass, up to Harter Fell, retraced our steps to Nan Bield then descended via Small Water. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Dry but low cloud on tops. - Success at second attempt - previously had to turn back due to strong gusts of wind. Visibility restricted due to low cloud, otherwise a very good day. Lunch with a view at shelter at Nan Bield.
Nick Dobson climbed High Street on June 23rd, 2018 [from/via/route] Mardale Head up Riggindale [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Bright & sunny - excellent panoramic views, then moved on to Mardale I'll Bell.b
John Almond bagged High Street on June 28th, 2018 [from/via/route] Solo walk from Kentmere Church - Garburn Pass - Yoke - Ill Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag - HIGH STREET - Mardale Ill Bell - Nan Bield Pass - Kentmere - Wainwright 129 [weather] Very hot
Christina Lander hiked High Street on June 3rd, 2018 [from/via/route] Kentmere Horseshoe: Kentmere Village - Garburn Pass - Yoke - Ill Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Mardale Ill Bell - Harter Fell - Kentmere Pike - Shipman Knotts - Kentmere Village [with] Dick [weather] Dry day and very still with high cloud
Andrew Peate summited High Street on May 18th, 2018 [from/via/route] Mardale Head [with] Dave Thorley [weather] Sunny/overcast
Caroline Winter conquered High Street on April 9th, 2018 [from/via/route] Parked Hartsop and climbed to H. Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thresthwaite Mouth (snow on descent), stiff climb up to Thorthwaite Crag, High Street, The Knott, followed beck to car. Sunny and amazing views all day, hazy at times. Gentler ascent reverse route [with] Becky & Dave (met on route)
Simon Myerscough scaled High Street on August 27th, 2006 [from/via/route] C362 [with] Martin & Bill - Bill tired, blisters [weather] Wet
Peter Fielding walked up High Street on November 11th, 2017 [from/via/route] from hawes water. nice cold day but boggy underfoot for most of the way - one of seven wainwrights climbed today on walk c251 [with] Peter and Ruth [weather] good - very long walk including kidsty pike and harter fell - boggy!
Simon Boddy climbed High Street on August 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] Mardale Head [with] My girlfriend [weather] Misty, and drizzly
Andy Jakob bagged High Street on August 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] Rowantreethwaite Beck circular route of the Mardale Head Horizon [with] Heather [weather] Expected rain but only came as we drove away. Otherwise sunny mostly and at times very windy - Super views all day long!
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of High Street
High Street summit Trig Point
Photo: Christine Shepherd (518)
My wife Terry and two youngest daughters Emily & Elizabeth on their 1st Wainwright (High Street) taken on a Bank Holiday Sunday a couple of years ago
The Rigg (bottom left), Rough Crag (Riggindale) and High Street with a touch of snow on it across Haweswater Reservoir from near Rowantreethwaite Beck on Mardale Banks
The Rigg and Haweswater Reservoir with Rough Crag and High Street beyond from The Old Corpse Road on Mardale Common
Photo: Christine Shepherd (13)
Nan Bield Pass and Small Water with Rough Crag and High Street beyond from Harter Fell (Mardale)
Photo: Christine Shepherd (16)
Looking East to the snowy fell tops of Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) and High Street from the summit of Little Hart Crag
Rough Crag beyond Blea Water from above Blea Water Crag between High Street and Mardale Ill Bell
Blea Water with mist shrouding High Street beyond from Dudderwick in the snow
Blea Water with mist still shrouding High Street beyond from Rough Crag (Riggindale) summit in the snow
Me on the summit of High Street in the snow
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