High Street From Hartsop

11th April 2008

This walk included a nights camping at the Syke Side Campsite just outside Brothers Water we didn’t really need an  early start I think, it was the fact that over the winter the tent’s hadn’t been out and with Spring on the way we didn’t need any excuse for a night’s camping and by the looks of the site we wasn’t the only ones .

We left Wigan straight from work on the Friday evening and arrived at  Syke Side about 7pm just in time to get the tent up before it went dark, then a few pints and a steak at the Brothers Water Inn which if I remember rightly cost me an arm and a leg.

 

Wainwright Guidebook Two

The Far Eastern Fells

 

 

Overview
Ascent: 2718 Feet - 828 Metres
Wainwrights: 2 The Knott - High Street
Weather: Wet Start With Hail & Snow On Tops
Parking: Sykeside Campsite, Kirkstone Pass Brothers Water
Area: Far Eastern
Miles:  
Walking With: Stephen Harrison
Ordnance Survey: OL5 (1:25)
Time Taken:  
Route: Syke Side Camp Site - Hartsop - Hayeswater Gill - Hayeswater - The Knott - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Hayeswater - Hayeswater - Hartsop - Syke Side Camp Site
 

Map and Photo Gallery

 
 

Syke Side Camp Site.
 

Place Fell and Boredale Hause catching a glimpse of sun.
 

The Brothers Water Inn.
 

DAY 2

We woke up to a wet drizzly  morning, nothing that would soak us through but there’s nothing like  putting a damper on things when your pitching down in the rain. The start of the walk would take us along the shores of Brothers Water then turn Right through the gate which would then lead us into Hartsop Village via the bridge over Hayeswater Gill.


Hayeswater Gill taken from the wooden foot bridge.
 

Gray Crag from Hartsop.
 

Pasture Bottom.
 

Its looking a little brighter…

 

Hayeswater Gill.
And then minutes later we were getting hit side ways with rain and hail as we got to Hayeswater, taking refuge behind the huge boulder at the side of the Outflow.

A snow covered High Street from Hayeswater Outflow.
 

Making our way up the steep ascent of The Knott.
 

At least we’re out of the hail.
 

Approaching the Straights Of Riggindale and into that ever looming cloud.
 

Cloud lifting for a moment opening up to Riggindale, Haweswater and High Street.
 

Snow and Hail over Riggindale.
 

Long Stile and Caspel Gate Tarn with Blea Water on the right.
 

Now the cloud has lifted a little and the views have really opened up.
 

So while I have the chance its out with the camera! Hayeswater.
 

Hayeswater Gill.
Back at Hayeswater Gill. On our way down the weather really got miserable hence lack of pictures. I can honestly say that (And you probably know it by now!) That High Street is a much favoured fell of mine and the  approach from Hartsop is definitely in my top three


 

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