Hayeswater Gill
Hayeswater Gill runs for approximately 2km (1.2 miles) between Hayeswater and Hartsop in the north-eastern part of the Lake District. The bridleway that follows its length provides access to the High Street range of mountains, which give ample opportuity to exploring the area by mountain bike. A good level of fitness is required however, there’s 600m of climbing between Hartsop and the High Street summit.
The following routes ascend Hayeswater Gill:
Added on 9th October 2009
Statistics
- Distance: 37km (23mi)
- Ascent: 1,461m (4,793ft)
- Effort: 4/5
- Technical: 4/5
- Scenery: 4/5
- Off-road: 95%
Summary
This difficult route takes in not only the High Street summit but also 4 (or more with a few detours!) other summits and the Ullswater lakeside bridleway. As you can imagine it blends tough climbing and technical riding with long sections of single-track and fun technical sections. It’s not for the faint hearted, but it’s definitely worth it!
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Route Tags:
Big Mountain Routes,
Hartsop,
Hayeswater,
Hayeswater Gill,
High Raise (Martindale),
High Street,
Kidsty Pike,
lakeside route,
Loadpot Hill,
Patterdale,
Rampsgill Head,
Ridge Route,
Singletrack,
The Knott,
Ullswater,
Ullswater Lakeside Bridleway,
Wether Hill
