Walk Information

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Walk route: Mill Bridge, Grasmere - Tongue Gill - Grisedale Hause - Seat Sandal - south ridge - Little Tongue Gill - Mill Bridge, Grasmere

Distance: 4.75 miles

Ascent: 2,200ft

Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: still, warm and humid up to the Hause and then a pleasant light breeze

Route Map

route map
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Photos

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Seat Sandal with its top in cloud
Seat Sandal with its top in cloud

Steel Fell
Steel Fell

Looking back down Tongue Gill
Looking back down Tongue Gill

Looking up Tongue Gill
Looking up Tongue Gill

The view back down from near the top of Tongue Gill
The view back down from near the top of Tongue Gill

Dollywaggon Pike and Grisedale Tarn from Grisedale Hause
Dollywaggon Pike and Grisedale Tarn from Grisedale Hause

Dollywaggon Pike, Grisedale Tarn and Saint Sunday Crag with Ullswater in the distance from the climb up Seat Sandal
Dollywaggon Pike, Grisedale Tarn and Saint Sunday Crag with Ullswater in the distance from the climb up Seat Sandal

Zooming in on Saint Sunday Crag and the path up Fairfield
Zooming in on Saint Sunday Crag and the path up Fairfield

Dollywaggon Pike, Saint Sunday Crag and Fairfield from near Seat Sandal's summit
Dollywaggon Pike, Saint Sunday Crag and Fairfield from near Seat Sandal's summit

The view west from Seat Sandal's summit cairn
The view west from Seat Sandal's summit cairn

360 Panorama from Seat Sandal's summit
360 Panorama from Seat Sandal's summit - click on image for a larger version

Looking down on Grasmere from near Seat Sandal's summit
Looking down on Grasmere from near the summit

Northwards to Thirlmere and Skiddaw
Northwards to Thirlmere and Skiddaw

The view west. Easedale Tarn is visible in the middle of the picture and the pointed peak on the skyline right of centre is Bowfell
The view west. Easedale Tarn is visible in the middle of the picture and the pointed peak on the skyline right of centre is Bowfell

Westerly panorama from Seat Sandal
Westerly panorama - click on image for a larger version

Westerly panorama from Seat Sandal
...and again from lower down the south ridge - click on image for a larger version

previous walk - Sun 11 Aug 2002 - Ennerdale

next walk - Sat 31 Aug 2002 - A circuit of Grange Fell

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