Where is Innominate Tarn, and is Haystacks a Wainwright?

Innominate Tarn lies at about 520 metres on the summit plateau of Haystacks. Haystacks is 597 metres high and is one of the 214 fells described in Wainwright's seven Pictorial Guides.

Why were Alfred Wainwright's ashes scattered at Innominate Tarn?

Haystacks was Wainwright's favourite fell. In Fellwanderer, published in 1966, he requested a final resting place beside Innominate Tarn. His wife Betty fulfilled that wish on 22 March 1991.

How difficult is the walk to Innominate Tarn?

It is a proper mountain walk with steep, rocky and sometimes confusing terrain. Routes from Gatesgarth or Honister vary in time and distance; use an up-to-date map, check the forecast and carry suitable clothing and equipment.

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Innominate Tarn: Wainwright's Resting Place on Haystacks

Innominate Tarn lies at about 520 metres on Haystacks, Alfred Wainwright's favourite fell and one of the 214 Wainwrights. His wife Betty scattered his ashes by the shore in March 1991, fulfilling a wish he had recorded decades earlier.

8 August 202610 min read