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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6mls (9.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,202ft (671m) | |
| Time: | 4½hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route outline for walk c341:
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.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
 2 English Mountains |
 2 Wainwrights |
 2 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
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) (30th highest in England, 59th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 25). High Street is also known as an English Nuttall (37th highest in England, 69th highest in England & Wales). High Street is also classified as an English Marilyn (11th highest in England, 345th highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Rough Crag (Riggindale) at 628m (2061ft). Rough Crag (Riggindale) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (161st highest in England, 279th highest in England & Wales). Rough Crag (Riggindale) is also known as an English Nuttall (219th highest in England, 382nd highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Eagle Crag at 525m (1723ft). Eagle Crag is classified as an Wainwright (No. 160).
This walk 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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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c341 High Street via Rough Crag (Riggindale) from Mardale Head
In no particular order . . .
Haweswater Reservoir, The Rigg with Branstree (Artlecrag Pike) beyond from near Castle Crag
*High Street, Blea Water, Rough Crag (Riggindale), Riggindale, Kidsty Pike and Haweswater Reservoir from The Rigg
The Rigg with Rough Crag (Riggindale) and High Street beyond from near Rowantreethwaite Beck, Haweswater Reservoir
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
*Hayeswater with the Fairfield and Helvellyn Ridges beyond from High Street
High Street, The Rigg and Rough Crag (Riggindale) across Haweswater Reservoir
Looking back to Kidsty Howes and Haweswater from Rough Crag (Riggindale) summit in the snow
Blea Water with mist still shrouding High Street beyond from Rough Crag (Riggindale) summit in the snow
Overlooking the ruins of Riggindale Farm with Haweswater Reservoir beyond from the lower slopes of Rough Crag (Riggindale)
The Rigg and Haweswater Reservoir from the lower slopes of Branstree (Artlecrag Pike)
High Street (behind the tree). Straits of Riggindale, Head of Riggindale Beck and Kidsty Pike from Haweswater Reservoir
Rough Crag beyond Blea Water from above Blea Water Crag between High Street and Mardale Ill Bell
. . . see just 10 walk photos from Walk c341 High Street via Rough Crag (Riggindale) from Mardale Head
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