Monday 31st March 2008

Start point: Gatesgarth (NY 195 150)

Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere - Fleetwith Pike - Haystacks - Seat - High Crag (Buttermere) - Grey Crag on High Stile - High Stile - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere

Distance: 8.2 miles     Total Ascent: 1260 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 45 minutes

Weather: Warm, long sunny spells. 14oC.

Route Map

It was very still this morning and all the Lakes looked immaculate as I passed through on my way to Buttermere. Buttermere itself was absolutely stunning with the most perfect reflections imaginable so I couldn't resist to stop and take a few photos. The weather for the walk was reasonably clear for most of it with the clouds coming in at the end making it feel a lot colder. It was great to see many families out on Haystacks, I have never seen it so busy as today.

It was beautiful and calm in Buttermere this morning and there were stunning reflections in the lake. This is High Crag and High Stile.

Haystacks and the Buttermere pines.

High Crag.

High Stile, Red Pike and Dodd.

High Crag and High Stile from further along the banks of Buttermere.

High Crag - perfectly calm reflections.

Buttermere.

High Crag, High Stile and Dodd from the start of the climb to Fleetwith Pike.

Mellbreak and Crummock Water beyond Buttermere.

There are still some stubborn patches of snow on the High Stile ridge.

Hindscarth and Robinson across Honister.

Buttermere from the summit of Fleetwith Pike.

The High Stile ridge.

Casper on Fleetwith Pike.

The north-western fells.

Pillar across Ennerdale beyond Haystacks.

Green Gable and Great Gable to the south.

High Crag across the bothy.

A peek into Buttermere from Blackbeck Tarn.

The view from the climb to Haystacks.

Pillar across Innominate Tarn.

It was busy on the summit of Haystacks today.

Pillar from Haystacks.

The south-westerly view.

High Crag and Buttermere.

Pillar and the summit tarn on Haystacks.

Descending before the climb to Seat and High Crag.

Haystacks across Scarth Gap from the climb to Seat.

Fleetwith Pike from Seat.

Casper has spotted something down there.

High Crag from the summit of Seat.

Ennerdale and Ennerdale Water.

It's a steep, steep climb up Gamlin End from here.

Haystacks and Seat from Gamlin End.

It was starting to cloud over now and began to get cold on the top of High Crag, here looking to High Stile.

The summit of High Crag. To the right the snow sprinkled Gables and Scafells are out of cloud now.

Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head from High Crag.

The weather has completely gone looking over to Red Pike and Dodd beyond Bleaberry Tarn with Crummock Water and Mellbreak beyond. There is a glimmer of sunshine on the Loweswater fells to the north.

On the summit of Red Pike, the clouds started rolling across from the west. Brrr, they were cold ones - lets get down!

Waterfalls on Comb Beck.

Sunlight once more on Comb Beck looking to a dull Fleetwith Pike.

Fleetwith Pike from Buttermere lakeshore path.

Buttermere from Peggy's Bridge.

Haystacks from Buttermere.

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