High Street and Kidsty Pike

DATE 23.04.2021 | DISTANCE approx 11.5KM approx | HIGHEST POINT 828M

Posted by Matt | Filed under Lake District

 

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Kidsty Pike has been on my hitlist for some time. It was nice to revisit this quiet, remote area after several years. it was also nice to be taking the route up riggindale crag again. i loved this last time because of its views and light scrambles. it turned out to be a pretty hot day for april but we were not complaining.

 

arriving at haweswater reservoir. cracking weather!
setting out from the car park along the side of the reservoir
swine crag
gaining height quickly
looking back from just under heron crag
harter fell in the distance
climbing up onto heron crag
the view back to haweswater from heron crag
branstree and harter fell
continuing along the ridge and now blea water is in view
kidsty pike
blea water
from caspel gate looking up to Riggindale crag. our route up high street
light scrambling on riggindale crag
blea water, glacial lake
looking back from long stile
lunch at the top
blea water
high street summit trig point
heading north for the knott
on the straights of riggindale
summit cairn on the knott
looking down to the nab and rest dodd
the view from rampsgill head looking at the ridge we ascended onto high street
kidsty pike ahead
catherine on kidsty pike
another view across riggindale admiring our route up
making out our route down to haweswater
pano
approaching kidsty howes
descending kidsty howes
just beyond bowderthwaite bridge, looking back to kidsty pike
back alongside haweswater with harter fell in the background