High Street from Mardale Head

Photo: Personal Photo taken by Mick Knapton at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

4.8km
Total Distance
596m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

From the road end at Mardale Head on Haweswater, a good track climbs past Small Water to Nan Bield Pass, then a rough path crosses Mardale Ill Bell to the broad summit plateau. At 828 m, High Street is the highest point of the Far Eastern Fells. A Roman road between Brougham and Ambleside crosses the top, higher than any other Roman road in England.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Shelter · 1.8km
Parking
9m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T1 · T2 for 0.7km
Surface
natural ground

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes