Haystacks is a small, knobbly fell above Buttermere, with a cairn at each end of its rocky top and little tarns tucked into the hollows. It was Alfred Wainwright's favourite fell, and his ashes were scattered by Innominate Tarn, halfway along the summit ridge. The name is thought to mean 'high rocks', and from the top you look straight across to Pillar and Great Gable.
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Craggy volcanic rock, heather and bog between the knolls, with steep crags on the Buttermere side.
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Also on this route: High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Starling Dodd, Great Borne
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
