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Above the cloud on the High Street ridge

The path towards High Street from the Straits of Riggindale

Climbing towards the summit of High Street

High Street from Hartsop: Private Guiding

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Difficulty:	Exposure:
One of the shorter routes to High Street, great walking once up onto the ridges
Distance: 12km / 7.5 miles	Ascent: 820m / 2700ft
Duration: 6 hours	Maximum Group Ratio: 10:1

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Event Description

"Any person so favoured may recline on the turf and witness, in his minds eye, a varied pageant of history."

A. Wainwright

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.

Summits included on this route:

The Knott	739 metres/2425 feet
Rampsgill Head (Optional)	792 metres/2598 feet
High Street	828 metres/2717 feet
Thornthwaite Crag	784 metres/2572 feet
Gray Crag	699 metres/2293 feet

Riggindale, the valley to the east of High Street is the only place in England 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.

From the village of Hartsop we will climb by the Hayeswater Reservoir via the summits of The Knott and Rampsgill Head, crossing the Straits of Riggindale with spectacular views down over Riggindale, the home of the last remaining Golden Eagle, before climbing to the summit of High Street, the Highest of the Far Eastern Fells.

The wonderful summit of High Street is a wonderful viewpoint of the eastern fells, a gentle walk along the summit ridge will lead us to the summit of Thornthwaite Crag, with a tall pillar of stones on the site of a Roman beacon fire.

From Thornthwaite Crag we will descend north along the fine ridge to Gray Crag before descending back to Hartsop Village.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above.

Meet Point	Hartsop
Postcode / GR	CA11 0NZ / NY 410 130
Location Info	From the South Lakes: From the A591 between Ambleside and Windermere turn onto the A592. Follow this road over the Kirkstone Pass descending to Brothers Water. After the road passes a turning to the right, continue past Brothers Water, when a lane is seen to the right, with a bus shelter on the corner follow this lane finding a car park at the end of the lane, through the village of Hartsop, we will meet here. From the North Lakes: From the A66 between Keswick and Penrith turn off onto the A592, near the Rheged Centre, signposted to Ullswater, follow this road south along the shore of Ullswater past the villages of Glenridding and Patterdale. Continue on this road, shortly after the road turns sharply over a bridge a lane will be seen to the left, to Hartsop, there is a bus shelter on the corner. Follow this road to it's end where a car park will be found, at the far end of the village, we will meet here.