Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head

Superb high level route with great views


Route outline for walk c114:

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 (South Top)  -  Wether Hill  -  Bampton Common  -  Low Kop  -  Measand Beck  -  Haweswater Reservoir  -  Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk  -  Bowderthwaite Bridge  -  The Rigg  -  Mardale Head




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
English
Mountains
Wainwright
7
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
5
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is High Street at 828m (2717ft). High Street is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (32nd highest in England, 61st highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 25).

High Street is also known as an English Nuttall (38th highest in England, 70th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (11th highest in England, 345th highest in the UK).

The summit of High Street is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of High Raise (Mardale) at 804m (2636ft). High Raise (Mardale) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (39th highest in England, 73rd highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 31).

High Raise (Mardale) is also known as an English Nuttall (46th highest in England, 88th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Rampsgill Head at 792m (2600ft). Rampsgill Head is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (46th highest in England, 84th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 39).

Rampsgill Head is also known as an English Nuttall (55th highest in England, 103rd highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, a 306km (190 miles) linear footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria, England with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk is waymarked by the occasional sign. For more walks that include a section of this trail see Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL5 The English Lakes - North Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head

In no particular order . . .

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Speaking Crag from The Rigg, Haweswater Reservoir

Speaking Crag from The Rigg, Haweswater Reservoir

Photo: David Swales (18)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - On the summit of High Raise (Langdale)

On the summit of High Raise (Langdale)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (847)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - High Street summit

High Street summit

Photo: William Ringwood (50)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Yoke, Ill Bell and Kentmere Reservoir from Nan Bield Pass

Yoke, Ill Bell and Kentmere Reservoir from Nan Bield Pass

Photo: Phillip Houlton (18)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick from High Street

Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick from High Street

Photo: Phillip Houlton (14)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Small Water with Rough Crag (Riggindale) beyond from Nan Bield Pass

Small Water with Rough Crag (Riggindale) beyond from Nan Bield Pass

Photo: Phillip Houlton (19)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Snow on High Street from Haweswater Reservoir

Snow on High Street from Haweswater Reservoir

Photo: Peter Marsh (1)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - High Raise and Raven Howe from Rampsgill Head

High Raise and Raven Howe from Rampsgill Head

Photo: William Ringwood (30)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Knott & Rest Dodd from the Straits of Riggindale

Knott & Rest Dodd from the Straits of Riggindale

Photo: William Ringwood (63)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - A break in the wall offers this view down towards Hartsop from the Straits of Riggindale

A break in the wall offers this view down towards Hartsop from the Straits of Riggindale

Photo: Andy Malcolm (234)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - High Street summit Trig Point

High Street summit Trig Point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (518)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - The Nab (Martindale) from Rampsgill Head

The Nab (Martindale) from Rampsgill Head

Photo: David Hayter (113)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - John, Andy and myself on High Street in the snow

John, Andy and myself on High Street in the snow

Photo: Richard Jennings (4)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Rampsgill Head from The Knott summit

Rampsgill Head from The Knott summit

Photo: Robert Hall (21)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - The large cairn on the High Raise (Mardale) summit)

The large cairn on the High Raise (Mardale) summit)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (480)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Speaking Crag across Haweswater Reservoir from Rowantreethwaite Beck

Speaking Crag across Haweswater Reservoir from Rowantreethwaite Beck

Photo: Andy Malcolm (237)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Haweswater Reservoir from near Bowderthwaite Bridge

Haweswater Reservoir from near Bowderthwaite Bridge

Photo: Paul Holroyd (9)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Rampsgill Head summit

Rampsgill Head summit

Photo: Robert Hall (22)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Blea Water from High Street

Blea Water from High Street

Photo: William Ringwood (49)

Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head - Mardale Ill Bell, High Street and Rough Crag (Riggindale) above Blea Tarn from Nan Bield Pass

Mardale Ill Bell, High Street and Rough Crag (Riggindale) above Blea Tarn from Nan Bield Pass

Photo: Matt Delemare (9)


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