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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8mls (13km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,334ft (711m) | |
| Time: | 5½hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route outline for walk c228:
Buttermere - Gatesgarth - Warnscale Bottom - Warnscale Beck - Green Crag (Buttermere) - Black Beck - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) - Scarth Gap - Burtness Wood - Buttermere.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 1 Wainwright |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 2 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Hay Stacks (Haystacks) at 597m (1959ft). Hay Stacks (Haystacks) is classified as a Wainwright (No. 131). Hay Stacks (Haystacks) is also known as a English Dewey (13th highest in England, 29th in England & Wales)
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Green Crag (Buttermere) at 528m (1732ft). Green Crag (Buttermere) is also known as an English Dewey (118th highest in England, 274th in England & Wales)
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL4 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 89 or 90 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c228 Hay Stacks from Buttermere
In no particular order . . .
Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End and High Crag (Buttermere) from Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Honister Pass (left), Fleetwith Pike, Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and High Crag (Buttermere) across Buttermere
The Packhorse Bridge over The River Derwent at the northern end of Howden Reservoir
Grasmoor, Robinson and Fleetwith Pike and Buttermere from Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Fleetwith Pike (left) and Hay Stacks (right) across Buttermere Lake from Hassness
Ruthwaite Lodge (Climbing Hut), upper Grisedale with Fairfield in the background
Autumn sunshine on Dale Head (left) and Fleetwith Pike (right) from Burtness Wood
The Plaque beneath the Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore
Pillar (left), Ennerdale Water, Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End and High Crag (centre), Crummock Water and Grasmoor (right) from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Public Footpath number 3, which runs from Fen Road to Walcott Road, Billinghay
Autumn sunshine on Dale Head (left) and Fleetwith Pike (right) from Burtness Wood
Mellbreak (left) Crummock Water, Buttermere Village, Rannerdale Knotts and the shoulder of Grasmoor (right) from Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
High Stile (left), Buttermere, Grasmoor and Fleetwith Pike (right) from near the top of Warnscale Beck
Fleetwith Pike (left), Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and the shoulder of High Crag (Buttermere) (right) across Buttermere
Cwm Idwal featuring Glyder Fawr (left), Twll Du or The Devil's Kitchen (centre) and Y Garn (right)
On Hay Stacks with High Crag (left), Crumock Water and Grasmoor (right) in the distance
The East face path up of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) wih Pendle House below
Malvern (Worcestershire Beacon) and Sugarloaf Hill (Malverns) from North Hill (Malverns)
Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) with Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) beyond during a winter temperature inversion
Innominate Tarn with Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable and Kirk Fell forming the backdrop
Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End, High Crag (Buttermere), Mellbreak, Crummock Water, Buttermere Village, Rannerdale Knotts and the shoulder of Grasmoor from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Buttermere Lake - with the lower slopes of High Stile (left), Hen Comb (centre) and Mellbreak (right)
Mynydd Tal-y-mignedd (left) and Mynydd Drws-y-coed with Moel Eilio (right, in the distance) from the cairn on the summit of Moel Yr Ogof
Bamford Edge, Bamford Moor with Stanage Edge (Stanage Edge) in the distance
Green Gable (left) Great Gable (centre left), Scafell Pike (centre distance) and Kirk Fell (centre right) from Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Kinder Reservoir and Mermaid's Pool from near the Kinder Downfall, Kinder Scout
Our new addition Neela ( 1st time in the Lakes) on Hay Stacks (Haystacks) with Green Gable (left), Windy Gap, Great Gable and Kirk Fell (right) very clear in the background
*Great Knott, Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Red Tarn (Langdale)
Crummock Water and Buttermere with Grasmoor beyond from Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range Warning sign below Three Riggles with Black Mixen, Bache Hill and Whimble on the horizon, Radnor Forest
Me dismounting The Cioch (or Cioch Buttress) on the South West ridge of Sgurr Sgumain (Sgurr Alasdair) in The Cuillin Hills, Isle fo Skye
Looking down Glen Sligachan from the start of the pinnacle ridge at Sgurr nan Gilliean
Harter Fell (Eskdale) (right) and Green Crag (Ulpha Fell) (left) from Great Worm Crag
Looking across Great Langdale to Side Pike and Lingmoor Fell from Stickle Ghyll, The Langdale Pikes
Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)
Buttermere, with Fleetwith Pike straight ahead and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) to the right
*Derwent Water with Walla Crag, Bleaberry Fell and High Seat beyond from Cat Bells (Catbells)
Arnside Knott, Humphrey Head, Dixon Heights (Newton Fell) and Saskills (Newton Fell) from the Whitbarrow Scar ridge
Looking over Buttermere to High Snockrigg with Grasmoor in the distance from Scarth Gap
Ysgafell Wen (North Top) and Llynnau'r Cwn from Ysgafell Wen (Far North Top)
Me jumping for joy at the great view from at Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, with Edinburgh Castle in the background
High Crag (left), Crummock Water and Grasmoor (right) from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Stream above Dyserth Waterfall (Rhaeadr Dyserth)
from the North Wales Path, Dyserth
Snow on Scafell Pike and the Scafell Massif from a very frozen Innominate Tarn
On the lower slopes of Ben Nevis with Meall an t-Suidhe and Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe in the background
Barley, Ing Ends and Ogden Reservoirs from the top Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End)
Looking Stead (Pillar) and Pillar itself towering above the upper reaches of Ennerdale from Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
The Camouflaged back of the Out of Bounds to all Military Vehicles sign on the access road to Lower Fleetgreen Farm
Rodney's Pillar (Breidden Hill) (left) and Moel y Golfa (centre) and from the A458 road near the railway bridge at Cefn
On the way up Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) on the PYG track with Cribau and Y Lliwedd prominent in the background
High Crag, Seat, Scarth Gap and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from Looking Stead (Pillar)
Lovely days climbing at Trevor Rocks in Llangollen with the Clywdian range in the background
Matt and Bex on Hay Stacks (Haystacks) with Gamlin End,High Crag and Crummock Water in the background
Buttermere from the North West shore featuring Fleetwith Pike (just right of centre)
Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End and High Crag and Crummock Water from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Hallin Fell from a viewpoint on the descent from High Dodd (Sleet Fell)
Winhill Pike (Win Hill), Ladybower Reservoir and Crook Hill from Dovestones Tor, Derwent Edge
Mellbreak taken in the evening sunlight from the Kirkstile Inn in Loweswater Village
The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom
Green Gable (left) and Great Gable (centre left) and the shoulder of Kirk Fell from Loft Beck
Wild Camping at Loch Lundie between Invergarry and Fort Augustus in the Great Glen
Looking across Buttermere Lake to a Cottage below Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from Hassness
Fleetwith Pike and Hay Stacks (Haystacks) from the campsite near Buttermere village
Seat (Buttermere) & High Crag (Buttermere) (left) and Grasmoor (right) from the small pool on Hay Stacks (Haystacks)
Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor
Derwent Water with Maiden Moor, Cat Bells (Catbells) and Causey Pike (right) beyond from Friar's Crag
Callow (left), Nills, Church Stretton, The Lawley, Caer Caradoc Hill and Ragleth Hill (right) from near Minton
Scar Crags with Sail (Derwent Fells) and Crag Hill (Eel Crag) beyond from Causey Pike
High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere) and Dodd (Buttermere) from across Buttermere
. . . see just 10 walk photos from Walk c228 Hay Stacks from Buttermere
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