Reaching their highest point at High Street(828 metres) they occupy a broad area to the east of Ullswater and Kirkstone Pass. Much quieter than the central areas of Lakeland they offer in general easier but less exciting walking as the fells merge mainly into the surrounding moorlands. Exceptions however are the fine rock scenery to be seen surrounding the head of Haweswater
From Swindale, parked at end of road, very few people about, up valley and steeply up Birken high knot, here, sat with James I wrote a poem as we looked into the swindale valley and the hills beyond.
