Ordnance Survey triangulation column which has been painted white. The view stretches from the Pennines in the east to a great arc of Lakeland hills filling the western horizon. The Helvellyn range and Southern Fells are particularly striking. Ascents The climb from Mardale is an exhilarating ridge walk, with views down into Riggindale which at one time might have been supplemented by the sight of a golden eagle. Riggindale had the only bird of this kind left in England, a solitary male, which had been on its own there since 2004, but has not been seen since 2016. High Street can also be climbed from Patterdale, Kentmere and Troutbeck. The full south-to-north traverse of the High Street ridge from Ings near Windermere to the Eamont valley at the northern end of Ullswater is a 30-kilometre hike over twelve summits, and should be undertaken only by experienced walkers. See also Hardknott Roman Fort References External links Computer generated summit panorama High * [http://www.lakedistrictwalks.net/high-street-walk Lake District Walks - High Street walk] Street index Marilyns of England Hewitts of England Fells of the Lake District Nuttalls Roman sites in Cumbria Roman roads in England Scheduled monuments in Cumbria Eden District Patterdale South Lakeland District