1st October 2009 - Glaramara, Allen Crags and Seathwaite Fell
Walk Details
Distance walked: 10.4 miles
Total ascent: 3356 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area & OL6 - The English Lakes, South-western area
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: Seatoller-Mountain View-Thornythwaite Fell-Combe Head-Glaramara-Allen Crags-Sprinkling Tarn-Seathwaite Fell-Stockley Bridge-Seathwaite-Seatoller
I set off from Seatoller back along the Borrowdale road and took the track to Thorneythwaite Farm which I soon left to start the climb of Thorneythwaite Fell. On my way up to the summit of Glaramara I paid a visit to Combe Head. After visiting Glaramara I walked along the ridge to Allen Crags. From Allen Crags I headed down to the lower Esk Hause crossroads and headed west to Sprinkling Tarn and then onto Seathwaite Fell to tick off another Wainwright. From Seathwaite Fell I made my way down to Styhead Gill and then it was back to Seatoller via Stockley Bridge and Seathwaite.
Total ascent: 3356 ft
OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area & OL6 - The English Lakes, South-western area
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: Seatoller-Mountain View-Thornythwaite Fell-Combe Head-Glaramara-Allen Crags-Sprinkling Tarn-Seathwaite Fell-Stockley Bridge-Seathwaite-Seatoller
I set off from Seatoller back along the Borrowdale road and took the track to Thorneythwaite Farm which I soon left to start the climb of Thorneythwaite Fell. On my way up to the summit of Glaramara I paid a visit to Combe Head. After visiting Glaramara I walked along the ridge to Allen Crags. From Allen Crags I headed down to the lower Esk Hause crossroads and headed west to Sprinkling Tarn and then onto Seathwaite Fell to tick off another Wainwright. From Seathwaite Fell I made my way down to Styhead Gill and then it was back to Seatoller via Stockley Bridge and Seathwaite.
Route map
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Skiddaw in the distance as I start the climb up Thorneythwaite Fell
The view back down into Borrowdale as I head up Thorneythwaite Fell.....
Across Rosthwaite Fell to the eastern fells
Dale Head and High Spy. Honister Crag to the left.
Great Gable, Green Gable, Base Brown, Brandreth and Grey Knotts
Great End, Seathwaite Fell and Lingmell and Great Gable
Borrowdale from Thorneythwaite Fell
The view down The Combe from Combe Head
The central and eastern fells beyond Rosthwaite Fell
The view to the southeast with Harrison Stickle and Pike o'Stickle to the left
The northwestern fells from Combe Head
Great Gable, Green Gable, Base Brown, Brandreth and Grey Knotts. Scoat Fell, Black Crag, Pillar and High Stile in the background.
On the summit of Glaramara. The view north down to Borrowdale, Skiddaw and Blencathra.
Ullscarf and the Helvellyn range beyond
The northwestern fells
Great Gable, Pillar and High Stile. Green Gable, Base Brown, Brandreth and Grey Knotts in the foreground.
The view south to the Coniston fells, Bowfell and Esk Pike
Harrison Stickle and Pike o'Stickle to the left
Esk Pike, Ill Crag, Great End and Lingmell
On the summit of Allen Crags. The view north up Borrowdale to Skiddaw and Derwent Water. Glaramara is on the right.
The view southeast to the Langdale Pikes and Windermere
The Helvellyn range in the distance
Great Gable, Green Gable and Sprinkling Tarn
The northwestern fells and Skiddaw
On Seathwaite Fell
Borrowdale from the north top of Seathwaite Fell
The view back to Great End
Heading back down Borrowdale