Haystacks From Gatesgarth
A beautiful circular walk from Gatesgarth Farm to Haystacks.
A beautiful circular walk starting at Gatesgarth farm. Head up towards honister pass from Gatesgarth farm and then take the footpath all the right. The path splits right at the start, left for Fleetwith pike and straight on for Haystacks.
The path is very clear and easy to follow all the way up to the disused quarries. You then need to cross the river/stream on your right (from the path). Cross the stream and follow the path over the crags and past both Blackbeck tarn and innonimate tarn. There are some beautiful views from here of Great Gable. This path is very easy going after the slog on the initial ascent to the quarries and is quite pleasant. The views across Buttermere are fabulous and well worth the effort.
We descended via Scarth gap. Beware as the top half of the descent is quite rocky and uneven and is very hard on the knees and thighs, but is shorter in distance than the ascent. The paths are very clear apart from at the top of haystacks so be careful at the top as the path down isn't clear at first.
A throughly enjoyable walk and well worth the effort.