Innominate Tarn – Haystacks Summit loop from Honister Pass

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Innominate Tarn – Haystacks Summit loop from Honister Pass

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Innominate Tarn – Haystacks Summit loop from Honister Pass

08:12

18.7km

1,210m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 4.59 km for 2.79 km

After 7.47 km for 1.16 km

After 8.70 km for 169 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.27 km

Innominate Tarn

Highlight • Lake

Innominate Tarn on Haystacks is where Alfred Wainwrights ashes were scattered. These are his own words, taken from his Western Fells guidebook - "All I ask for, at the end, …

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3.85 km

Haystacks Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Alfred Wainwright’s favourite fell and final resting place, Haystacks is achingly pretty: a place where rocky, craggy coarseness meets the quaint charm of tarns and streams in perfect harmony. Alf …

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4.44 km

Scarth Gap

Mountain Pass

5.71 km

High Crag Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

High Crag is the easternmost of the High Stile range's great summits. From Haystacks, it looks a grand, pyramidal peak and the ascent from this direction, via Gamlin End, is …

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7.34 km

High Stile (summit)

Peak

7.65 km

High Stile Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Shapely and noble, High Stile is the highest point of the eye-catching ridge soaring proudly above Buttermere. Traversing this ridge – the Buttermere Edge – should not be rushed. It’s …

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8.78 km

Red Pike (Buttermere)

Highlight • Climb

So called due to the red coloured soil and stone, do be careful going down Red Pike as the paths have all but eroded and its mainly loose stones. If …

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9.52 km

Bleaberry Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

When describing the High Stile range, Alfred Wainwright described Bleaberry Tarn as lying 'in the central recess like a jewel'. It's situation at the base of the hanging valley of …

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12.2 km

Buttermere

Lake

12.7 km

Buttermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning views of Cromock Water

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15.8 km

Fleetwith Pike summit and views over Buttermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fleetwith Pike is one of my favourite Wainwrights. My favourite way to approach the summit is from Gatesgarth farm. It's a steep direct route up the nose of the fell. …

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18.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.73 km

6.50 km

2.06 km

171 m

109 m

105 m

Surfaces

6.73 km

5.34 km

3.01 km

2.26 km

1.16 km

105 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

11°C

6°C

64 %

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Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

June 16, 2024,From The Fish Hotel to Fleetwith Pike view

1st time doing this route today. To say I found the The 1st 5mi difficult was an understatement. Once I reached the summit of Red Pike, there was only approx 100-200m visibility. Which continued all the way until the decent of High Crag. With no one around and having to constantly look at navigation to keep on the right path. …