Route outline for walk c456:
Honister Pass - Honister Hause - Bell Crags - Hopper Quarry - Honister Quarries - Honister Crag (Black Star) - Burnt Scarth - Fleetwith Pike - Dubs Hut - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Beck - Green Crag (Buttermere) - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) - Innominate Tarn - Loft Beck - Coast to Coast Walk - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Honister Hause.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
![]() 2 English Mountains |
![]() 4 Wainwrights |
![]() 4 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 Brandreth at 715m (2347ft). Brandreth is classified as a English Mountain (Hewitt) (90th highest in England, 153rd highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 81). Brandreth is also known as a English Nuttall (114th highest in England, 193rd highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Grey Knotts at 697m (2288ft). Grey Knotts is classified as a Wainwright (No. 92). Grey Knotts is also known as a English Nuttall (138th highest in England, 227th highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Fleetwith Pike at 648m (2126ft). Fleetwith Pike is classified as a English Mountain (Hewitt) (147th highest in England, 253rd highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 116). Fleetwith Pike is also known as a English Nuttall (196th highest in England, 337th highest in England & Wales).
Along the way you will also bag Honister Crag (Black Star) at 634m (2080ft). Honister Crag (Black Star) is known as an English Nuttall (211th highest in England, 363rd highest in England & Wales); Hay Stacks (Haystacks) at 597m (1959ft). Hay Stacks (Haystacks) is classified as a Wainwright (No. 131), and a English Dewey (13th highest in England, 29th highest in England & Wales).; Green Crag (Buttermere) at 528m (1732ft). Green Crag (Buttermere) is classified as an English Dewey (118th highest in England, 274th highest 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) |
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c456 Fleetwith Pike, Hay Stacks, Brandreth and Grey Knotts from Honister Hause
In no particular order . . .

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

The High Stile ridge (left), Buttermere and the Grasmoor massif (right) from Brandreth
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