The summit of High
Street was the objective. I began from Mardale Head and ascended High Street’s
broad, East Ridge. The ridge separates Riggindale from Mardale and has great
views overlooking Haweswater reservoir. The deep circular tarn of Blea water
can also be observed from the ridge, making this line to the summit one of the
finest walks in the Lake District.
There is an
interesting history about Haweswater Reservoir, which concerns, inter alia, the controversial
construction of a dam. Despite the construction of the dam being built, however, which
now helps to contribute to approximately twenty five percent of the North West’s water
supply, Haweswater Reservoir remains an area of outstanding natural beauty.
