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INDY    May 30, 2025 Hartsop, Thornthwaite Crag, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, The Knott, Hayeswater   
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Distance 8.26 miles, Time 4.53 h, Total Ascent 2,575 ft     Imperial | Metric
Paw INDY SAYS: The second part to Thornthwaite Crag was steep and rocky, but once on the ridge there were grassy paths. I had a good swim in Hayeswater and on the way home the sun came out and we stopped off in Ullswater for another swim!
Start: Hartsop

Car parking in the car park at the far end of Hartsop Village [NY 40999 13007]

Route

Hartsop, Thornthwaite Crag, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, The Knott, Hayeswater
Distance 8.26 miles, Time 4.53 h, Total Ascent 2,575 ft
Wainwright Pictorial Guide: The Far Eastern Fells

Titbit

High Street - High Street is named after the Roman road that crosses its summit. Roman roads connected Ambleside, Keswick and near to Penrith.
High Street's summit was historically used for summer fairs in the 18th and 19th centuries, known as Racecourse Hill due to horse racing events held there. The last fair took place in 1835.
Traces of the Roman Road can still be seen (to the East of the main path).

Obstacle

The main bridge over Hayeswater Gill, (the Eastern of the two 'FBs' on the route map], had been destroyed in a storm. After trying unsuccessfully to find a sensible alternate route to the Filter House footbridge, we decided to ford the Gill where it leaves Hayeswater. Caution was warranted over wet rocks, and the water came completely over and into one of my my boots. Not that important at the end of a hike, but you wouldn't want it at the beginning (May 30, 2025)

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Route maps from Ordnance Survey are scaled 1:25000 unless otherwise indicated.
Distance, Hike Time and Total Ascent as supplied by OS. Image shows planned route.
Distance 8.26 miles, Time 4.53 h, Total Ascent 2,575 ft
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