High Raise - Route One

 
 

Start - Burnbanks NY 508 161 Distance - 4.40 miles Ascent - 2,040 feet Time - 2 hours : 40 minutes

 


 

The small car park at Burnbanks is the starting point for this walk
Walk through the hamlet to the end of the surfaced road and onto a path which turns right through a hand-gate
The path rises to another hand-gate to join a wide track which runs west beside the woodland edge above Haweswater
Measand End, which provides the route of ascent to High Raise, comes into view
Haweswater
The track, which forms part of the Coast to Coast long distance path runs below the steep slopes of Four Stones Hill
The path passes through a gate in the deer exclusion fence which protects a large area of a new plantation
Information board just beyond the deer fence gate which explains the conservation work being done around Haweswater
The view opens out to the head of Haweswater
The path passes through the fenced enclosure towards the footbridge over Measand Beck
The footbridge over Measand Beck
Just beyond the footbridge leave the Coast to Coast path for a path with an indistinct start that climbs to the left of The Forces ravine
The head of Haweswater from the start of the climb alongside The Forces ravine
Much of the ravine is shrouded by trees so that the path only offers occasional glimpses of the series of impressive waterfalls in its bed
The new plantation of mainly birch and rowan on each side of the ravine is becoming well established.  Over to the left Lad Crag on Measand End is visible which provides an excellent viewpoint over Haweswater
Branstree and Harter Fell at the head of Haweswater
The path keeps well to the left of the ravine which is very deep with sheer side walls
Looking over towards Selside Pike, High Howes and Branstree on the far side of Haweswater
Approaching the end of the ravine from where the path passes through a gate in the deer fence
Low Kop from the deer fence gate
Measand End from the deer fence gate
From the gate the path continues on towards a footbridge over Measand Beck on the edge of Fordingdale Bottom
The footbridge over Measand Beck
Measand End from the footbridge
Hugh's Laithes Pike and Wallow Crag across Haweswater
The 600ft ascent of Measand End is the steepest part of the whole walk
Looking across Fordingdale Bottom to the steep flank of Screel Side
The path up Measand End is an old drove way which winds its way around craggy outcrops
Haweswater across one of the outcrops
Looking down on Fordingdale Bottom backed by Bampton Fell
Haweswater from near the top of Measand End
Looking over towards Selside Pike, High Howes and Branstree
Approaching the top of Measand End
Haweswater from the top of Measand End
The way ahead continues on a quad bike track over Long Grain, the track leads all the way to the summit of High Raise
Looking over towards Branstree and Harter Fell
The bleak lower slope of Long Grain, an area of slumped peat hags and pools which the track manages to avoid
Looking back to Haweswater dam from higher on Long Grain
Looking over to Loadpot Hill from Long Grain
The summits of Low Raise and High Raise come into view
Looking over towards Blencathra above Keasgill Head
The quad bike track curves above Bason Crag and Whelter Crags to reach the summit cairn on Low Raise
Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill across the valley of Measand Beck
Looking back along Long Grain
The summit cairn on Low Raise comes into view
Looking over towards Helvellyn, Catstycam, White Side, Raise and Stybarrow Dodd
Skiddaw and Blencathra
Approaching the summit of Low Raise
The summit cairn on Low Raise, built from the remnants of an ancient ring cairn
Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill from the summit of Low Raise
Cross Fell, Little Dun Fell and Great Dun Fell on the horizon
Haweswater dam from the summit of Low Raise
Branstree and Harter Fell from the summit of Low Raise
Mardale Il Bell, High Street and Kidsty Pike from the summit of Low Raise
High Raise from the summit of Low Raise
Helvellyn, Catstycam, White Side, Raise, Stybarrow Dodd, Great Dodd and Skiddaw from the summit of Low Raise
The Northern Fells on the far horizon extending from Skiddaw to Carrock Fell
The quad bike track continues on towards High Raise crossing the shallow col between the tops on the way
Looking over to the Northern Fells on the way to the col
Looking back to the summit of Low Raise from the col
Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill from the col
Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell and High Street from the col
Blencathra and Carrock Fell from the col
Starting the climb to High Raise from the col
Looking back to Low Raise from the start of the climb to High Raise
Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill from the climb to High Raise
The steepest part of the climb
Looking over to Harter Fell flanked by Gatescarth Pass and Nan Bield Pass
The summit cairn and windshelter comes into view as the angle of the slope gradually eases
Looking back to Low Raise from just below the summit of High Raise
Approaching the summit of High Raise
The summit cairn on High Raise
Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill from the summit of High Raise
Low Raise from the summit of High Raise
Selside Pike, High Howes and Branstree from the summit of High Raise
Harter Fell from the summit of High Raise
Mardale Ill Bell, Kidsty Pike, High Street and Thornthwaite Crag from the summit of High Raise
The Coniston Fells in the centre distance with Rampsgill Head, Caudale Moor and Red Screes to the left of them
The Fairfield group of fells from the summit of High Raise
The Helvellyn range from the summit of High Raise
Skiddaw and Blencathra on the centre horizon from the summit of High Raise
Ullswater from the summit of High Raise


 

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