Walk : High Street from Mardale
Head
Date : 22nd May 2012
Weather : Hot and Sunny around 25
degrees
Distance : 11 miles round trip
Difficulty : Hard – steep climb up to High Street
Which
part of Lakeland is this walk situated
Terrain
Overview
Overview
Wainwright described this route up
to High Street as the “Connoisseurs Route” – it really is a
fantastic way up to a high peak
The Ullswater Steamer as I journey
through Pooley Bridge on my way to Mardale
Gowbarrow across
Ullswater
As I near Mardale
a full view of todays intended walk
Kidsty Pike (the pointy
bit) which will be my final fell of the day
The walk starts from the car park
at Mardale Head and sets off towards the Rigg seen
here
The path climbs gently to the start
of the ridge
The start of the climb up towards
Swine Crag
The car park where I started from
Higher up now and the mild scramble
up to Heron Crag
Looking across to Harter Fell
Approaching Eagle Crag now and High
Street comes into view for the first time
Looking over to the Nan Bield Pass
The rock spine continues to Eagle
Crag, but at this point there is still a fair amount of climbing to do
Long Stile and the final push to
the summit
Blea Water Tarn
from Long Stile
Just before I reach the summit a
quick glance back of the route up
The summit trig point on High
Street
Looking towards Helvellyn
from the summit
I journeyed round to Thornthwaite
Crag which is an easy mile long walk over a grass path.
Here the summit beacon cairn
A view south towards Ill Bell
I then retraced my steps back to
High Street and took the path west heading out to Rampsgill
Head
And then further round still up to Kidsty Pike
Looking back to High Street from Kidsty Pike
Looking over Riggindale
at the ridge line that was at the start of the climb
As I journeyed back down across the
head of the Reservoir a view of the Rigg. From this point it
is a mile or so back to the car park
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