High Raise and High Street from Mardale Head (Sun 15 Feb 2004)

Walk Information

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Walk route: Mardale Head - Riggindale - southeast ridge - Low Raise - High Raise, Martindale - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - Straits of Riggindale - High Street - Long Stile - Rough Crag (Riggindale) - Mardale Head

Distance: 8.75 miles

Ascent: 2,700ft

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Time: 4 hours 50 minutes

With: Anne

Conditions: overcast, mild, light winds

Photos

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Looking across Haweswater to Kidsty Pike (left) and High Raise's southeast ridge (centre right), our line of ascentRiggindale with Rough Crag on the left and Kidsty Pike on the right. The island is called Wood HoweThe Rigg, Rough Crag and RiggindaleHarter Fell, Mardale Head and The RiggHaweswater from Mardale Head car park where we started our walkRough CragLooking down Haweswater from the path into RiggindaleRiggindale with Kidsty Pike on the rightThe ruins of Riggindale FarmThe British Fort on the southeast ridge of High Raise with Haweswater beyondAscending. No path on this part of the walkThe view southThe tumulus and cairn on Low RaiseLooking towards Rampsgill Head from High RaiseKidsty PikeHigh Street and the Straits of RiggindaleThe view west. The Helvellyn ridge in cloudThe last of the snow. Looking back north from our ascent of High StreetRough Crag and Caspel Gate Tarn from Long StileNan Bield Pass with Small Water just visible, centre leftHaweswater from the descentLooking down on Mardale Head

previous walk - Sat 14 Feb 2004 - Catbells

next walk - Wed 18 Feb 2004 - Harter Fell and Kentmere Pike from Longsleddale

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