Seathwaite Fell
Thu 26 Jan 2012
Route: Seathwaite, Borrowdale - Stockley Bridge - Seathwaite Fell - Sprinkling Tarn - Sty Head - Styhead Tarn - Taylorgill Force - Seathwaite
Distance: 5.50 miles
Ascent: 1,750ft
Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
With: On own
Notes:
Overcast with the cloud base approx 2,000ft. Rain, hail, sleet and snow showers and windy too. Wet underfoot. BUT still great to be out!
A repeat of a walk last done in Sept 2003. I visited Wainwright's top (601m) (Birkett's Seathwaite Fell), Seathwaite Fell's North Top (632m) (Nuttall) (Birkett's Great Slack) and Seathwaite Fell's South Top (631m) (Nuttall)
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Seathwaite Fell from near Seathwaite Farm
Stockley Bridge
Into the snow now, looking back down on Upper Borrowdale
Borrowdale from the top of the steep bit, most of the ascent done
The view north down Borrodale with a glimpse of Derwent Water
Seathwaite Fell, Wainwright's summit (601m) with Base Brown behind
The way ahead
Looking back to Wainwright's summit
Seathwaite Fell's main summit
This U shapped tarn is a great reference point to confirm you are at the top, and its on the OS 1:25,000 map
An unnamed tarn and Seathwaite Fell's southern top
Sprinkling Tarn from Seathwaite Fell's southern top
Sprinkling Tarn from its outflow
Heading for Sty Head, the top of Great Gable lost in cloud
The Stretcher Box at Sty Head
Styhead Tarn
The Taylorgill Force path follows the left (west) bank of Styhead Gill
A big drop to the right of the path
Taylorgill Force with the sleet caught by the camera's flash
The path down requires some scrambling
Taylorgill Force
Seathwaite Farm ahead
Seathwaite Fell from Seathwaite
Previous Walk: Castle Crag (Sun 22 Jan 2012)