Route outline for walk c379:
Buttermere - Buttermere Hause - Rannerdale Knotts - Low Bank - Buttermere
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 0 English Mountains |
![]() 1 Wainwright |
![]() 0 English Nuttalls |
![]() 0 English Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Rannerdale Knotts at 355m (1165ft). Rannerdale Knotts is classified as an Wainwright (No. 210).
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c379 Rannerdale Knotts from Buttermere
In no particular order . . .

Buttermere from the North West shore featuring Fleetwith Pike (just right of centre)

Fleetwith Pike (left), Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and the shoulder of High Crag (Buttermere) (right) across Buttermere

Honister Pass (left), Fleetwith Pike, Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and High Crag (Buttermere) across Buttermere

Looking across the bluebells and Crummock Water towards Mellbreak from Rannerdale Knotts

Plaque at the entrance to The Buttermere Court Hotel in Buttermere - formerly known as the Fish Inn

Tackling the steep bit up Rannerdale Knotts with Starling Dodd across Crummock Water in the background

Buttermere, with Fleetwith Pike straight ahead and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) to the right

Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks at the end of Buttermere, with the Buttermere Fells - High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere) - from Rannerdale Knotts

Melbreak (South Top), Melbreak itself and Crummock Water from Rannerdale Knotts

Autumn sunshine on Dale Head (left) and Fleetwith Pike (right) from Burtness Wood

Climbing the steep bit up Rannerdale Knotts with Starling Dodd, Hen Comb and Melbreak across Crummock Water in the background

Autumn sunshine on Dale Head (left) and Fleetwith Pike (right) from Burtness Wood

Buttermere, Fleetwith Pike, Hay Stacks and the High Stile Ridge from the lower slopes of Rannerdale Knotts

Great Gable (far left in the distance), Haystacks, Gamblin End and the Buttermere Fells - High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere) - from Rannerdale Knotts

Fleetwith Pike (left) and Hay Stacks (right) across Buttermere Lake from Hassness

The Buttermere Fells across Crummock Water from the lower slopes of Rannerdale Knotts

High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere) and Dodd (Buttermere) from across Buttermere

Panorama from Rannerdale Knotts featuring the Haystacks, Buttermere Fells, Starling Dodd and Melbreak across Crummock Water

Fleetwith Pike and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from the campsite near Buttermere village

Looking across Buttermere Lake to a Cottage below Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from Hassness

Buttermere Lake - with the lower slopes of High Stile (left), Hen Comb (centre) and Mellbreak (right)
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