High Stile

Overview
Height: 2,644 Feet - 807 Metres
Grid Ref: NY 170 148
Area: Western
Group: W/HIG
Ordnance Survey: OL4
Wainwright Guidebook: Seven

No mountain range in Lakeland is more dramatically impressive than this, no other more spectacularly sculptured, no other more worth climbing and exploring. Here the scenery assumes truly Alpine characteristics, yet without sacrifice of the intimate charms, the romantic atmosphere, found in Lakeland and nowhere else.

 

Map and Photo Gallery

 

High Stile seen over Chapel Crags.

High Stile seen over Burtness Comb.

High Stile seen over Burtness Comb.

High Stile summit cairn.

 

There are 12 walks to choose from including High Stile

The Buttermere Horseshoe

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5th May 2021
ASCENT: 6,047 Feet - 1,844 Metres
MILES: 14
WAINWRIGHTS: 8, Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Hay Stacks - Fleetwith Pike - Dale Head - Hindscarth - Robinson
ROUTE: Newlands Pass - Buttermere - Old Burtness - Bleaberry Tarn - The Saddle - Red Pike (Buttermere) Top of Chapel Crags - High Stile - High Crag - Gamlin End - Seat - Top of Scarth Gap Pass - Hay Stacks - Innominate Tarn - Black Beck Tarn - Dubs Hut - Fleetwith Pike - Black Star - Honister Mine - Yewcrag Quarries - Dale Head - Hindscarth Edge - Hindscarth - Littledale Edge - Robinson - Buttermere Moss on High Snockrigg - Newlands Pass
 

The Ennerdale Horseshoe

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3rd June 2019
ASCENT: 7,700 Feet - 2,348 Metres
MILES: 24
WAINWRIGHTS: 14, Great Borne - Starling Dodd - Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Haystacks - Brandreth - Green Gable - Kirk Fell - Pillar - Scoat Fell - Haycock - Caw Fell - Crag Fell
ROUTE: Bleach Green - Ennerdale Water - Bowness - Herdus - Great Borne - Starling Dodd - Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Gamlin End - Seat - Top of Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Moses trod - Brandreth - Gillercomb Head - Green Gable - Windy Gap - Beck Head - Kirk Fell North Top - Kirk Fell - Baysour Slack - Top of Black Sail Pass - Looking Stead - Pillar - Wind Gap - Black Crag - Scoat Fell - Haycock - Caw Fell - Iron Crag - Crag Fell - Ben Gill - Crag Fell Farm - Bleach Green
 

Walking the Birketts, High Stile And The Buttermere Edge

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23rd February 2019
ASCENT: 2,929 Feet - 893 Metres
MILES: 7
BIRKETTS: 5, Seat - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike - Dodd
ROUTE: Gatescarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap Pass - Seat - Gamlin End - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike - Dodd - Bleaberry Tarn - Sourmilk Gill - Above Burtness Wood - Horse Close - Buttermere Shore Path - Peggy's Bridge - Gatescarth
 

Red Pike to Haystacks from Buttermere

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23rd February 2018
ASCENT: 3,847 Feet - 1,173 Metres
MILES: 9.7
WAINWRIGHTS: 4, Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Haystacks
ROUTE: Buttermere – Old Burtness – Bleaberry Tarn – Red Pike (Buttermere) – High Stile – High Crag – Gamlin End – Seat – Top of Scarth Gap – Haystacks – Blackbeck Tarn – Warnscale Beck – Warnscale Bothy - Warnscale Bottom – Gatesgarth – Buttermere
 

Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks - Walk 15 Fleetwith Pike to Great Borne

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28th May 2016
ASCENT: 4,500 Feet - 1,373 Meters
MILES: 13.5
WAINWRIGHTS: 7, Fleetwith Pike - Hay Stacks - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Starling Dodd - Great Borne
ROUTE: Top of Honister Pass - Honister Mines - Fleetwith Pike - Dubs Bottom - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Hay Stacks - Top of Scarth Gap Pass - Seat - Gamlin End - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Little Dodd - Starling Dodd - Great Borne - Top of Red Gill - Whiteoak Moss - Scales Force - Buttermere Dubbs - The Fish Inn, Buttermere
 

Red Pike to Fleethwith Pike from Buttermere

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17th October 2015
ASCENT: 4'600 Feet - 1,403 Meters
MILES: 10.4
WAINWRIGHTS: 5, Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Haystacks - Fleetwith Pike
ROUTE: Buttermere - Buttermere Dubs - Old Burtness - Bleaberry Tarn - The Saddle - Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag - Gamlin End - Seat - Top of Scarth Gap Pass - Hay Stacks - Innominate Tarn - Black Beck Tarn - Warnscale Beck - Dubs Hut - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Edge - Gatesgarth Farm - Road back to Buttermere
 

The Harry Griffin 2,000 footers Walk 7 -The Buttermere Skyline

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18th April 2015
ASCENT: 4,000 Feet - 1,219 Metres
MILES: 14.5
SUMMITS OVER 2,000 Ft: Honister Crag - Fleetwith Pike South West Top - Fleetwith Pike - High Crag - High Stile - Chapel Crags - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Dodd - Starling Dodd - Great Borne - Great Borne North Top
ROUTE: Top of Honister Pass - Bell Crags - Honister Crag - Fleetwith Pike South West Top - Fleetwuth Pike - Dubs Bottom - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Hay Stacks - Top of Scarth Gap Pass - Seat - Gamlin End - High Crag - High Stile - Chapel Crags - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Dodd - Little Dodd - Starling Dodd - Great Borne - Great Borne North Top - Floutern Tarn - Whiteoak Moss - Scales Force - Buttermere Dubbs - The Fish Hotel, Buttermere
 

High Crag via Sheepbone Rake


18th April 2014
ASCENT: 2,677 feet 816 Meters
MILES: 7.5
WAINWRIGHTS: 3, High Crag – High Stile – Red Pike (Buttermere)
ROUTE: Buttermere – Buttermere Lake Path – Burtness Wood – Above Burtness – Burtness Comb – Sheepbone Rake – Burtness Buttress – High Crag – High Stile – Red Pike (Buttermere) – Lingcomb Edge – Scale Beck – Scale Force – Scale Bridge – Buttermere
 

Red Pike to Fleetwith Pike

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17th February 2013
ASCENT: 4,750 Feet, 1,448 Metres
MILES: 9.2
WAINWRIGHTS: 5, Red Pike (Buttermere) – High Stile – High Crag – Haystacks – Fleetwith Pike
ROUTE: Buttermere – Old Burtness – Bleaberry Tarn – Red Pike – High Stile – High Crag – Gamlin End – Seat – Scarth Gap – Haystacks – Blackbeck Tarn – Warnscale Beck – Dubs Hut – Dubs Bottom – Fleetwith Pike – Fleetwith Edge – Buttermere Lake Path – Buttermere
 

Red Pike to Haystacks

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19th February 2012
ASCENT: 4,000 Feet, 1,220 Metres
MILES: 10.5
WAINWRIGHTS: 4, Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag & Haystacks
ROUTE: Buttermere – Old Burtness – Bleaberry Tarn – Red Pike – High Stile – High Crag – Gamlin End – Seat – Scarth Gap – Haystacks – Blackbeck Tarn – Warnscale Beck – Warnscale bottom – Gatesgarth – Buttermere
 

The High Stile Ridge

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30th January 2011
ASCENT: 2,950 Feet, 899.1 Meters
MILES: 11.9
WAINWRIGHTS: 5,  High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike, Starling Dodd & Great Borne
ROUTE:  
 

Red Pike & High Stile

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13th September 2009
ASCENT:

807 Mtrs  2644Ft

MILES: xxx
WAINWRIGHTS: 2 Red Pike, High Stile
ROUTE: xxxx
 

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