Route: Haystacks
Area: Western Lake District
Date of walk: 1st March 2013
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 6.0 miles
Ascent: 1,800 feet
Another sunny day! I parked at Gatesgarth Farm and climbed up to Scarth Gap. I then clambered up to the top of Haystacks (1,900 feet). Bonnie came with me and did well to scramble up the steeper sections, which involved some hand work from me and some paw work from Bonnie. The views of Pillar were superb.
I then went across the complicated and fascinating top of the fell, and came down via the west flank of Fleetwith Pike. Innominate Tarn was a highlight of this walk.
The conditions were wonderful, making this a hat trick of memorable walks in the last three days
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Haystacks and Scarth Gap from Warnscale Bottom
Buttermere
Looking back to Gatesgarth, the start of the walk
Buttermere
Scarth Gap
Pillar from Scarth Gap
The crags of Haystacks, with Fleetwith Pike in the background
Pillar overlooking Ennerdale
Looking further into Ennerdale, with a glimpse of the lake
Crummock Water from the summit of Haystacks
Great Gable
Innominate Tarn, a contradiction in terms
Bonnie
I couldn’t resist another shot of the tarn
If you choose the wrong line of descent, you’re soon in trouble
Looking down towards Warnscale
Buttermere and Crummock Water
And again, from lower down
Looking back at Haystacks on the left of the photo
The path back to Gatesgarth, with Buttermere ahead
