Wednesday, 25th July 2007

 

Walk: Grasmere, Winterseeds, Seat Sandal, Raise Beck, Grisedale Tarn, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur, Grasmere
Start Point: Lay-by on A591 Grid Ref: NY 338 084
Distance:  8 miles Ascent:  3,600 feet
Weather: Mainly cloudy with some sunny spells
Accompanied by:

on my own

Comments: A pleasant day with some great views, but windy on the tops. The path by Winterseeds gives some good views of the route up the nose of Seat Sandal. Took the path round the wall to the left of Little Tongue Gill but wonder if there is now access through the metal gate lower down as the gate is no longer locked? Rest of the route was straightforward, but never can work out exactly which 'bump' is meant to be Stone Arthur

 

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Seat Sandal from the lay-by on the A591

 

Grasmere from the contouring path above Little Tongue Gill

 

Grasmere again, from the path up the nose of Seat Sandal

 

St Sunday Crag, Cofa Pike and Fairfield from Seat Sandal summit

 

The path up Fairfield from Seat Sandal

 

Looking back to Seat Sandal from the path up to Fairfield - I descended by the path to the right

 

Dollywagon Pike, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn and Striding Edge from Fairfield

 

St Sunday Crag

 

Hutable Crag stands proudly at the head of Deepdale Valley

 

Across the crag to Caudale and High Street in the distance

 

Heron Pike on the left, Great Rigg in the centre with Coniston Water above right

 

Stone Arthur and Grasmere

 

Alcock Tarn sits in the crags above Grasmere

 

Stone Arthur from the lay-by on the A591

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