Haystacks

Height: 597m/1,958ft

Grid Reference: NY193131

Lists: FRCC (138) Wainwright (W.22)

Ascents: 20

'Hay Stacks' (two words) on OS maps

Wainwright's Western Fells guide book published in 1966 states Haystacks' height as approximately 1,900ft but the OS 1:25,000 map now records 597m (1,958ft)

 

Haystacks summit ridge

Haystacks summit tarn and Gamlin End (High Crag)

Haystacks from Seat

Towards Innominate Tarn and Great Gable from Haystacks summit cairn

Haystacks from Great Gable

Sun 20 Mar 2016 - Haystacks

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Warnscale Head bothy - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Sat 24 Jan 2015 - Haystacks and Innominate Tarn

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Sat 3 May 2014 - High Stile to Fleetwith Pike

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Buttermere - Comb Beck - north-east ridge - High Stile - High Crag - Gamlin End - Seat - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Edge - Gatesgarth [7.25 miles 3,650ft ascent]

Sun 9 Feb 2014 - Haystacks

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Warnscale Head bothy - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Thu 17 Jan 2013 - Haystacks

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Tue 17 Jan 2012 - Haystacks

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Wed 27 Jul 2011 - Haystacks

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Warnscale Head bothy - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Mon 17 Jan 2011 - Haystacks

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Warnscale Head bothy - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Sun 17 Jan 2010 - Haystacks

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Sat 17 Jan 2009 - Haystacks

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - perched boulder - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.50 miles 1,700ft ascent]

Thu 17 Jan 2008 - 101

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Wed 17 Jan 2007 - A bit of grit on Haystacks

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Warnscale Head bothy - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Sun 13 Aug 2006 - The full High Stile ridge

Bowness car park, Ennerdale - Rake Beck - Great Borne - Starling Dodd - Red Pike - High Stile - High Crag - Gamlin End - Seat - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Edge - Gatesgarth [9.50 miles 4,500ft ascent]

Sat 26 Feb 2005 - Haystacks and Fleetwith Pike

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Honister Crag (Black Star) - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Edge - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Sat 22 Jan 2005 - Haystacks and Innominate Tarn

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Sun 13 Jul 2003 - Haystacks and Fleetwith Pike

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Green Crag - Warnscale Head bothy - Dubs Quarry - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Edge - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 2,250ft ascent]

Sun 2 Jun 2002 - Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks

Gatesgarth - Fleetwith Edge - Fleetwith Pike - Honister Crag (Black Star) - Drum House - Dubs Quarry - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Haystacks - Scarth Gap - Peggy's Bridge - Gatesgarth [5.50 miles 2,300ft ascent]

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