Walk Information

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Walk route: Seathwaite, Borrowdale - Taylorgill Force - Styhead Tarn - Sty Head - Corridor Route - Lambfoot Dub - Great End - Calf Cove - Esk Hause - Sprinkling Tarn - Seathwaite Fell - Stockley Bridge - Seathwaite, Borrowdale

Distance: 8.00 miles

Ascent: 2,900ft

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Time: 5 hours 5 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: A bit hazy, lots of sunshine, a stiff breeze on the tops

Photos

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Seathwaite Fell from SeathwaiteInstead of taking the main track to Sty Head via Stockley Bridge I took the less used route via Taylorgill ForceThe firsts short scramble up to the gate. Taylorgill Force comes into view.The second short scrambling sectionTaylorgill ForceLooking back along my routeLooking down Styhead GillThe main path to Sty Head from Borrowdale is on the left and crossed Styhead Gill at the bridge in the centre of the photoGreat End from beside Styhead GillStyhead TarnLingmell from the Stretcher Box at Sty HeadThe Corridor Route crossing the bottom of Skew GillLooking down towards Wasdale HeadSkew GillSty Head from the Corridor RouteGreat GableLambfoot DubLooking across to Lingmell from near Lambfoot Dub with the Corridor Route belowLooking back to Lambfoot Dub with Great Gable behindZooming in on Lambfoot DubBroad CragRound How with Lingmell behind from my route up on to Great EndGreat End's northwest topA birds eye view of Sprinkling TarnSeathwaite Fell and Sprinkling TarnSeathwaite Fell, Sprinkling Tarn and GlaramaraLooking over Seathwaite Fell to the north western fellsGreat End's south eastern (and main) summitIll Crag on the left, Broad Crag with Scafell Pike behind on the right from Great End's summitCalf Cove and Esk PikeIron ring in Calf Cove, used to tether ponies, visitors continued to Scafell Pike's summit on foot from hereThe 'Borrowdale path' from Esk HauseCentral Gully, Great EndStraight on for Sty Head via Sprinkling Tarn, right for Seathwaite via Grains GillSprinkling Tarn from its outflow, the high point right is Allen CragsSprinkling Tarn and Great End from the 631m spot height on Seathwaite Fell (a Nuttall)Sprinkling Crag Tarn also called Great Slack TarnLooking towards Seathwaite Fell's main top at 632mThis distinctively shaped tarn is really useful for finding Seathwaite Fell's summit in poor weatherSty HeadSeathwaite Fell's main summit at 632m (a Nuttall and Birkett), Wainwright's top at 601m can be seen in the near distance at the north end of the fellHeading to Wainwright's top on Seathwaite FellBase Brown from Wainwright's Seathwaite Fell topBorrowdale from Seathwaite FellAt the top of the steep descent off Seathwaite Fell to join the Sty Head to Stockley Bridge path

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