Route: Walna Scar Road, fell gate (Seathwaite) - Seathwaite Tarn - Far Gill - Goat's Hawse - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar - White Maiden - White Pike - Walna Scar slate quarry - Walna Scar Road - fell gate
Distance: 7.00 miles
Ascent: 2,200ft
Time: 6 hours
With: Richard, David, John, Ann and Roger
Notes:
Sunny intervals, less cloud than expected, no rain
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Heading up the track to Seathwaite Tarn
Harter Fell with some cloud on top
White Pike (to be our last top of the day) on the left and Caw on the right from the track to Seathwaite Tarn
Approaching Seathwaite Tarn dam
Seathwaite Tarn dam
Seathwaite Tarn, there is some repair work being done on the dam and the water level has been lowered
Seathwaite Tarn dam with scaffolding
Low water levels at Seathwaite Tarn
Seathwaite Tarn with Grey Friar beyond
Harter Fell seen over Seathwaite Tarn dam
On the traversing path above Seathwaite Tarn
Crossing Near Gill
Heading up by Far Gill
Tarn Head Beck from our ascent by Far Gill to Goat's Hawse
Goat's Water and Dow Crag
Dow Crag
Looking back down on Goat's Hawse
Goat's Water from our ascent of Dow Crag from Goat's Hawse
Looking towards Dow Crag's summit rocks
Green Crag and Harter Fell from Dow Crag
Clambering up to Dow Crag's summit
A panorama of the Coniston Fells from Dow Crag's summit
Goat's Water far below from Dow Crag's summit
The ridge to Buck Pike and on to Walna Scar and White Pike from Dow Crag's summit
Dow Crag, note the blue stretcher box at the bottom
Looking back to Dow Crag from Buck Pike's summit
Blind Tarn
Walna Scar Pass, Walna Scar, White Maiden and White Pike with Caw in shadow beyond from Brown Pike
Harter Fell from Walna Scar Pass
Looking back (left to right) to Dow Crag (in cloud), Buck Pike and Brown Pike from Walna Scar's summit
Buck Pike, Brown Pike and Walna Scar from the small tarn near White Maiden's summit
Looking towards White Pike from White Maiden's summit cairn
Looking towards the head of Coniston Water from White Maiden
Looking back to White Maiden as we head for White Pike
Heading for White Pike
Broughton Moor Quarry (slate)
White Pike's summit
Descending to Walna Scar slate quarry
Walna Scar slate quarry
Walna Scar slate quarry
Walna Scar slate quarry
Walna Scar slate quarry
Harter Fell from some of the old buildings at Walna Scar slate quarry
Stone arched bridge, Walna Scar slate quarry
The lower workings, Walna Scar slate quarry
The Walna Scar Road down to Seathwaite
The end of the tarmac. We started our walk by crossing the bridge and heading left and returned down the Walna Scar Road on the right
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