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High Street

Overview

Height:	2,718 Feet - 828 Metres
Grid Ref:	NY 440 110
Area:	Far Eastern
Group:	E/HST
Ordnance Survey:	OL5
Wainwright Guidebook:	Two
	"A striking range in grandeur and wilderness" The range forms across the eastern spirit of Lakeland, providing a splendid full days march at a consistently high altitude, but is, distant to the areas most favoured by the fell walker and is comparatively unfrequented, appealing mainly to the lovers of mountain solitude.

Map and Photo Gallery

Harter Fell (Mardale) The Rigg and High Street seen over Haweswater.

The Rigg and High Street seen from Mardale Head.

Haweswater and The Rigg from Swine Crag.

Caspel Gate Tarn reflections.

High Street from Rough Crag summit.

Blea Water, High Street.

Long Stile, Short Stile and High Street from Caspel Gate Tarn.

Looking down on The Rigg and Haweswater.

High Street summit and Trig Point.

High Street summit Trig Point.

There are 44 walks to choose from including High Street

Yoke via Rainsborrow Crag

		31st March 2024
ASCENT:		3,588 Feet - 1,093 Metres
MILES:		12.2
WAINWRIGHTS:		6, Yoke - III Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Mardale III Bell
ROUTE:		Kentmere Church - Hartrigg - Rainsborrow Quarry - Rainsborrow Crag - Rainsborrow Tarn - Yoke - III Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Top of Nan Bield Pass - Kentmere Reservoir - Hartrigg - Kentmere Church

New Years Day on High Street

		1st January 2024
ASCENT:		2,454 Feet - 747 Metres
MILES:		7
WAINWRIGHTS:		2, High Street - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - Two Penny Crag - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Bowderthwaite Bridge - The Rigg - Mardale Head

Extended Hayeswater Circuit

		15th October 2023
ASCENT:		3,140 Feet - 957 Metres
MILES:		10.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		8, The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise (Martindale) - Kidsty Pike - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag
ROUTE:		Hartsop - Hayeswater Gill - Hayeswater - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise (Martindale) - Kidsty Pike - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Top of Hall Cove - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag - Hayeswater - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop

A Riggindale Round

		4th April 2023
ASCENT:		2,539 Feet - 775 Metres
MILES:		7.3
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

New Years Day on High Street

		1st January 2024
ASCENT:		2,620 Feet - 799 Metres
MILES:		7
WAIMWRIGHTS:		3, High Street - Mardale III Bell - Harter Fell (Mardale)
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate - Long Stile - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Top of Nan Bield Pass - Harter Fell (Mardale) - Little Harter Fell - Top of Gatescarth Pass - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		27th August 2022
ASCENT:		2,680 Feet - 817 Metres
MILES:		7.6
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

High Street from Burnbanks

		14th May 2022
ASCENT:		3,461 Feet - 1,055 Metres
MILES:		16
WAINWRIGHTS:		6, Wether Hill - Rampsgill Head - The Knott High Street - Kidsty Pike - High Raise
ROUTE:		Burnbanks - Burn Banks - Four Stones Hill - Low Kop - High Kop - Wether Hill - Red Crag - Raven Howe - High Raise (no summit) - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - Kidsty Pike - High Raise - Low Raise - Long Grain - Measand End - Pultsgill Sike - Measand Beck - Haweswater Shore Path - Burnbanks

A Mardale Head Circuit

		10th December 2021
ASCENT:		2,588 Feet - 789 Metres
MILES:		7
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, Harter Fell (Mardale) - Mardale III Bell - High Street
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Gatescarth Pass - Harter Fell (Mardale) - Top of Nan Bield Pass - Mardale III Bell - High Street - Long Stile - Gaspel Gate - Rough Crag - The Rigg - Mardale Head

High Street & Mardale Ill Bell East Ridge

		14th August 2021
ASCENT:		2,159 Feet - 659 Metres
MILES:		5.7
WAINWRIGHTS:		2, High Street - Mardale Ill Bell
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Rough Crag - High Street - Mardale Ill Bell - Piot Crag - Mardale Ill Bell East Ridge - Small Water Beck - Mardale Head

High Street, Thornthwaite Crag & Pasture Bottom from Hartsop

		11th April 2021
ASCENT:		2,619 Feet - 798 Metres
MILES:		8
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, The Knott - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Thornthwaite Crag -
ROUTE:		Hartsop - Hayeswater Gill - The Knott - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Top of Hall Cove - Thornthwaite Crag - Thresthwaite Mouth - Pasture Bottom - Pasture Beck - Hartsop

Hayeswater Circuit

		14th July 2020
ASCENT:		2,738 Feet - 835 Metres
MILES:		8
WAINWRIGHTS:		6, The Knott, Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Street - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag
ROUTE:		Hartsop - Hayeswater Gill - Hayeswater - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Thornthwaite Crag - Gray Crag - Hayeswater Gill - Hartsop

A Riggindale Round

		7th February 2020
ASCENT:		2,843 Feet - 867 Metres
MILES:		8.1
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		4th December 2019
ASCENT:		2,533 Feet - 772 Metres
MILES:		6.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, High Street - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Mardale Head Circuit

		27th October 2019
ASCENT:		2,646 Feet - 806 Metres
MILES:		6.4
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, High Street - Mardale III Bell - Harter Fell (Mardale)
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Rough Crag - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Top of Nan Bield Pass - Harter Fell (Mardale) - Harter Fell North Ridge - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		29th June 2019
ASCENT:		2,843 Feet - 867 Metres
MILES:		8.1
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		5th September 2018
ASCENT:		2,539 Feet - 775 Metres
MILES:		7.3
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		25th November 2017
ASCENT:		2,843 Feet - 867 Metres
MILES:		8.1
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

High Street and Mardale III Bell

		16th November 2017
ASCENT:		2,708 Feet - 825 Metres
MILES:		6
WAINWRIGHTS:		2, High Street - Mardale III Bell
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Top of Nan Bield Pass - Small Water - Small Water Beck - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		26th August 2017
ASCENT:		2,770 Feet - 844 Metres
MILES:		10.6
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale)
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale) - Low Raise - Castle Crag (Fort) - Randale Beck - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

High Street via The Ill Bell Ridge from Troutbeck Bridge

		5th August 2017
ASCENT:		3,817 Feet - 1,164 Metres
MILES:		14
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, Yoke - Ill Bell - Froswick - Mardale III Bell - High Street
ROUTE:		Troutbeck Bridge - Garburn Pass - Garburn Nook - Yoke - Ill Bell - Froswick - Top of Hall Cove - Mardale III Bell - High Street - Thornthwaite Crag - Scotts Rake - Hagg Gill - Hagg Bridge - Ing Bridge - Ing Lane - Truss Lane - A591 - Troutbeck - Jesus Church - Troutbeck Bridge

Caudale Moor to Brock Crags via High Street

		1st July 2017
ASCENT:		4,374 Feet - 1,334 Metres
MILES:		14
WAINWRIGHTS:		10, Caudale Moor (Stoney Cove Pike) - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale) - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Rest Dodd - Angletarn Pikes - Brock Crags
ROUTE:		Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Sykeside - Kirkstone Pass - Caudale Beck - Caudale Quarry - Caudale Moor (Stoney Cove Pike) - Threshthwaite Mouth - Thornthwaite Crag - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale) - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Rest Dodd - Satura Crag - Angle Tarn - Angletarn Pikes - Cat Crag - Brock Crags - Hartsop - Cow Bridge

A High Level Circuit of Mardale Head

		3rd June 2017
ASCENT:		3,600 Feet - 1,098 Metres
MILES:		11
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - Mardale III Bell - Harter Fell (Mardale) - Branstree - Selside Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Top of Nan Bield Pass - Harter Fell (Mardale) - Adam Seat - Top of Gatescarth Pass - Branstree - Artle Crag - Selside Pike - Selside End - Old Corpse Road - Rowantreethwaite Beck - Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round from Mardale Head

		27th December 2016
ASCENT:		2,843 Feet - 867 Metres
MILES:		8.1
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale Beck - The Rigg - Mardale Head

Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks - Walk 20 Fourteen Fells east of Ullswater

		3rd July 2016
ASCENT:		4,790 Feet - 1,460 Meters
MILES:		19.9
WAINWRIGHTS:		14, Bonscale Fell - Arthurs Pike - Loadpot Hill - Wether Hill - High Raise (Martindale) - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - High Street - The Knott - Rest Dodd - The Nab - Brock Crags - Angletarn Pikes - Beda Fell
ROUTE:		Martindale New Church - Mellgaurds - Bonscale Pike - Top of Swarth Beck - Arthurs Pike - Loadpot Hill - Wether Hill - Red Crag - High Raise (Martindale) - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Straights of Riggindale - The Knott - Rest Dodd - The Nab - Satura Crag - Brock Crags - Angletarn Pikes - Heckbeck Head - Beda Knott - Beda Fell - Winter Crag - Martindale Old Church - Martindale New Church

High Street and Mardale III Bell North Ridge

		30th May 2016
ASCENT:		2,200 Feet - 671 Meters
MILES:		5.8
WAINWRIGHTS:		2, High Street - Mardale III Bell
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - Rough Crag - High Street - Mardale III Bell - Mardale Ill Bell North Ridge - Blea Water - Dudderwick - Mardale Head

Riggindale, Short Stile and a High Street skyline

		3rd October 2015
ASCENT:		2,913 Feet - 889 Meters
MILES:		9.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale) - Rampsgill Head - High Street
ROUTE:		Mardale Head - The Rigg - Riggindale - Riggindale Beck - Short Stile - Straights of Riggindale - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Martindale) - Rampsgill Head - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Caspel Gate - Rough Crag - The Rigg - Mardale Head

The Harry Griffin 2,000 footers Walk 14 -Walking High Street

		23rd May 2015
ASCENT:		3,864 Feet - 1,178 Metres
MILES:		12
SUMMITS OVER 2,000 Ft:		Loadpot Hill - Wether Hill (NY 456 167) Wether Hill (NY 455 163) - Red Crag - Raven Howe - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Rest Dodd - High Street - Rough Crag
ROUTE:		Martindale New Church - Howtown - Fusedale - Brock Crag - Loadpot Hill - Wether Hill - Red Crag - Raven How - High Raise - Kidsty Pike - Rampsgill Head - The Knott - Straights of Riggindale - High Street - Rough Crag - Mardale Head

Angletarn Pikes to Gray Crag from Hartsop

		31st January 2015
ASCENT:		2,800 Feet – 853 Meters
MILES:		10.4
WAINWRIGHTS:		2,800 Feet – 853 Meters
ROUTE:		Hartsop – Dubhow – Boredale Hause – Angletarn Pikes – Angle Tarn – Satura Crag – The Knott – Straights of Riggingdale – High Street – Thornthwaite Crag – Gray Crag – Hartsop

A Riggindale Round

		12th October 2014
ASCENT:		2,960 Feet 902 Meters
MILES:		8.5
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, High Street – The Knott – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike – High Raise
ROUTE:		Mardale Head – Rough Crag (Riggindale) – Caspel Gate Tarn – Long Stile – High Street – Straights of Riggindale – The Knott – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike – High Raise – Low Raise – Castle Crag (Mardale) – The Rigg – Mardale Head

The Hayeswater Fells from Hartsop

		10th November 2013
ASCENT:		2,600ft, 793 Meters
MILES:		7.6
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, The Knott – High Street – Thornthwaite Crag – Gray Crag
ROUTE:		Hartsop – Hayeswater – The Knott – Straights of Riggindale – High Street – Thornthwaite Crag – Gray Crag – Hayeswater – Filter House – Hartsop

High Street via Rough Crag

		3rd August 2013
ASCENT:		2,637 Feet, 758 Meters
MILES:		7.9
WAINWRIGHTS:		3, High Street – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		Mardale Head – The Rigg – Rough Crag – Caspelgate Tarn – Long Stile – High Street – Straights of Riggindale – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike – Kidsty Howes – The Rigg – Mardale Old Road – Mardale Head

A Riggindale Round

		3rd January 2013
ASCENT:		2,139 Feet, 663 Metres
MILES:		8
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, Mardale lll Bell – High Street – Kidsty Pike – Rampsgill Head – High Raise
ROUTE:		Mardale Head – Small Water Beck – Small Water – Nan Bield Pass – Mardale lll Bell – High Street – Straights of Riggindale – Kidsty Pike – Rampsgill Head – High Raise – Low Raise – Birks Crag – Lady’s Seat – Band End – Bowderthwaite Bridge – The Rigg – Mardale Head

One year on…

		27th October 2012
ASCENT:		3,713 Feet, 1,132 Metres
MILES:		12.8
WAINWRIGHTS:		5, Place Fell – Angletarn Pikes – The Knott – High Street – Thornthwaite Crag
ROUTE:		Hartsop – Dubhow – Beckstones – Crookabeck – Rooking – Side Farm – Place Fell – Round How – Steel Edge – Boredale Hause – Angletarn Pikes – Angle Tarn – Satura Crag – The Knott – Straights Of Riggindale – High Street – Thornthwaite Crag – Thresthwaite Mouth – Pasture Bottom – Pasture Beck - Hartsop

The High Street Roman Road - 'Brocavvm to Galava'

		30th June 2012
ASCENT:		4’000 Feet, 1,219 Metres
MILES:		5, Wether Hill, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, High Street & Thornthwaite Crag
WAINWRIGHTS:		25.1
ROUTE:		Brougham Castle – BROCAVVM ROMAN FORT (Penrith) – Brougham Hall – Eamont Bridge – Yanwath – Tirril – Celleron -Winder Hall Farm – Moor Divock – Lambert Lad – Loadpot Hill – Wether Hill – Red Crag (High Street) – Raven Howe – High Raise (Martindale) – Rampsgill Head – Two Penny Crag -Straits of Riggindale – High Street – Thornthwaite Crag – Thornthwaite Beacon – Park Fell – Hagg Gill – Troutbeck Park – Ing Lane – Troutbeck – Truss Lane – A592 – Robin Lane – Jenkin Crag – High Skelghyll – Skelghyll Wood – A591 – A5075 – GALAVA ROMAN FORT (Ambleside)

Dodging The Showers On High Street

		7th May 2011
ASCENT:		3,406 Feet, 1,038 Meters
MILES:		7.7
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, The Knott, High Street, Caudale Moor & Hartsop Dodd
ROUTE:

The kentmere Horseshoe

		6th March 2011
ASCENT:		4,040
MILES:		13.9
WAINWRIGHTS:		10, Sallows, Yoke, III Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Mardale III Bell, Harter Fell (Mardale), Kentmere Pike & Shipman Knotts
ROUTE:

An Afternoon On The Eastern Fells

		7th November 2010
ASCENT:		2,600 Ft, 793 Mtrs
MILES:		8
WAINWRIGHTS:		4, Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Rampsgill Head & High Street
ROUTE:

Harter Fell to Kidsty Pike

		17th October 2009
ASCENT:		828Mtrs 2718 Ft
MILES:		xxx
WAINWRIGHTS:		4 Harter Fell,Mardale III Bell,High Street,Kidsty Pike
ROUTE:		xxxx

High Street From Patterdale

		8th February 2009
ASCENT:		828 Mtrs 2718 ft
MILES:		xxx
WAINWRIGHTS:		3 Angle Tarn Pike, The Knott, High Street
ROUTE:		xxxx

High Street From Mardale Head

		6th December 2008
ASCENT:		2718 Mtrs 2719 FT
MILES:
WAINWRIGHTS:		1 High Street
ROUTE:

High Street From Hartsop

		11th April 2008
ASCENT:		2718 Mtrs 828 Ft
MILES:		xxx
WAINWRIGHTS:		2 The Knott, High Street
ROUTE:		xxxx

High Street from Mardale Head

		12th January 2008
ASCENT:		2,716 Feet, 828 Meters
MILES:		8.2
WAINWRIGHTS:		1, High Street
ROUTE:		xxxx