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Buttermere

View of Buttermere – Innominate Tarn loop from Gatesgarth

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Mountain hikes & routes
United Kingdom
England
North West England
Cumbria
Allerdale
Buttermere

View of Buttermere – Innominate Tarn loop from Gatesgarth

Moderate

5.0

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View of Buttermere – Innominate Tarn loop from Gatesgarth

03:02

7.42km

490m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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527 m

View of Buttermere

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Stunning vantage point for photos either towards Buttermere or Fleetwith Pike.

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717 m

Buttermere South Shore Path

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Alfred Wainwrights final resting place as written in his books “These are his own words, taken from his Western Fells guidebook - "All I ask for, at the end, is …

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1.20 km

Scarth Gap

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Scarth Gap is a great, gradual ascent from Buttermere or Ennerdale. Turn left at the cairn that marks the top of the pass to ascend Haystacks or turn right to ascend Seat and on to High Crag

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2.28 km

Scarth Gap Pass

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Scarth Gap is the 1,460-foot (445 m) high mountain pass between beautiful Buttermere and tranquil Ennerdale in the Western Lake District. It makes use of the col between the towering …

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2.57 km

View of Buttermere from Haystacks

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You can get to the viewpoint a couple different ways. If you turn left just before the top onto the smaller path, there is a part you can do some scrambling on.

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3.39 km

Innominate Tarn

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Innominate Tarn on Haystacks is where Alfred Wainwrights ashes were scattered. These are his own words, taken from his Western Fells guidebook - "All I ask for, at the end, …

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3.66 km

View of Blackbeck Tarn

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8

3.80 km

Blackbeck Tarn

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Blackbeck Tarn is a small lake on the flanks of Haystacks.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeck_Tarn

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7.42 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.17 km

1.94 km

181 m

141 m

Surfaces

4.46 km

1.69 km

1.14 km

141 m

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Highest point (570 m)

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