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| "Any person so favoured may recline on the turf and witness, in his minds eye, a varied pageant of history." |
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A. Wainwright
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The huge grassy ridge of High Street is the highest point of the Far Eastern Fells and the grassy slopes give some great ridge walking. Along the High Street ridge runs a Roman Road, the road between Brougham Fort at Penrith and the fort at Ambleside. Let our experienced guides take you from Hartsop in the Patterdale Valley on a circuit of these fells with their stunning scenery where we often see Red Deer in the valleys and even the occasional sighting of a Golden Eagle. |
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| Riggindale, the valley to the east of High Street is the only place in the UK where Golden Eagles can still be seen. Nowadays there is only one Golden Eagle remaining which can be seen occasionally above the valley as we climb to the summit of High Street. As well as the Golden Eagle we often see Red Deer on this walk. |
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From Mardale Head, by the Haweswater Reservoir we will follow the path along the northern shore of Haweswater, crossing the foot of the Riggindale Valley, stopping at the RSPB hut to look for the Golden Eagle before climbing the long grassy slope to the summit of Kidsty Pike, a wonderful viewpoint over Riggindale. From Kidsty Pike it's just a short walk to the second summit of the day, Rampsgill Head with magnificent views over Rampsgill and down to Martindale. After a short descent from Rampsgill Head we will cross the Straits of Riggindale, the head of the Riggindale Valley before the grassy climb to the summit of High Street, the highest of the Far Eastern Fells. A short wlk along the gentle ridge and we will descend to Mardale Ill Bell and cross Nan Bield Pass, with it's unique wind shelter before the final climb of the day, to the summit of Harter Fell, a broad grassy summit. A short descent from Harter Fell over Adam Seat will bring us to Gatesgarth Pass and a good track dropping back down to Mardale Head. Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above. |
