Thornthwaite Beacon & High Street from Hartsop
Introduction to Walk 1228
Nat Park - Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
Ascent - 2460 feet / 745 metres
Grade - moderate
This Lake District walk's main objectives are Thornthwaite Beacon and High Street. The route begins by following Pasture Beck to Threshthwaite Mouth before crossing the two summits. The return descends past the Knott and Hayeswater Reservoir back to the start in Hartsop village.
Walk Description Map showing start
Maps 
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL5 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL5 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k.
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Walks from the same start
Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, High St. & The Knott
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
Other walks nearby
0.1 miles / 0.1 km away
Hartsop, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike & Kirkstone Pass
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
0.6 miles / 0.9 km away
The Angletarn Pikes from Hartsop
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
0.6 miles / 0.9 km away
The Angletarn Pikes and Brock Crags from Hartsop
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
0.6 miles / 0.9 km away
Around Hayeswater and Angle Tarn From Hartsop
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 11.5 miles / 18.7 km
2.0 miles / 3.3 km away
Birks & Arnison Crag from Patterdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
2.0 miles / 3.3 km away
Helvellyn & Fairfield Horseshoe from Patterdale
Grade - very hard
Length - 13.0 miles / 21.1 km
2.0 miles / 3.3 km away
Place Fell from Patterdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
2.0 miles / 3.3 km away
Circuit of Boredale from Patterdale
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 11.5 miles / 18.7 km
2.9 miles / 4.6 km away
Helvellyn via Striding and Swirral Edges
Grade - hard
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
2.9 miles / 4.6 km away
Red Tarn & Grisedale from Glenridding
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Reading
Lake District: High Level and Fell Walks
This guidebook describes 30 graded fell walks on the ridges and high peaks of the English Lake District, the UK's most popular national park. Reaching some of England's finest and highest mountain scenery, this guide leads readers to classic horseshoes and traditional ascents as well as lesser-known routes to quieter summits.
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