Grains Gill Horseshoe
Sun 26 Nov 2006
Route: Seathwaite, Borrowdale - Hind Gill path - Glaramara - High House Tarn - Allen Crags - Lower Esk Hause - Sprinkling Tarn - Seathwaite Fell - Stockley Bridge - Seathwaite
Distance: 6.50 miles
Ascent: 2,850ft
Time: 5 hours
With: David Hall
Notes:
Rain clearing, overcast with the odd sunny interval.
If you are collecting tops Seathwaite Fell has three. Wainwright selected the top above Aaron Crags with its great views north down Borrowdale at NY 229102 (601m / 1,870ft). This is not however the highest point on the fell. The Nuttalls have two summits, the north top at NY 227097 being the highest at 632m (2,073ft) with a south top at NY 227094 being 1m lower at 631m (2,070ft). Bill Birkett has two tops, naming Wainwright's top as Seathwaite Fell and the 632m top as Great Slack - Seathwaite Fell. Mark Richards (Lakeland Fellranger) refers to Wainwright's top but also selects the 632m point as the summit (based on the map and summit photo in the guide even if a height of 631m is quoted!).
Needless to say we visited all three tops, some would view us as being sad!
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Looking back down on Seathwaite from our ascent by Hind Gill
Zooming in on Castle Crag
Seathwaite, Borrowdale
Glaramara's summit, no view today
Looking across Grains Gill to Sprinkling Tarn and Seathwaite Fell
The Langdale Pikes from the ridge to Allen Crags from Glaramara
High House Tarn
The top of Sergeant's Crag and Ullscarf catching the sun
Looking back towards Glaramara from Allen Crags
Great End from Allen Crags
The path from Lower Esk Hause towards Sprinkling Tarn
Sprinkling Tarn. The high point on the skyline is Glaramara
Sprinkling Tarn and Great End
Wasdale Head and Yewbarrow from Seathwaite Fell
The view north from Seathwaite Fell's summit
The cairn at the 601m top of Seathwaite Fell with Base Brown behind
Borrowdale from the descent off Seathwaite Fell
Under Stockley Bridge
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