Wednesday, 12th September 2018
| Walk: | Seathwaite Farm, Stockley Bridge, faint path beside Aaron Crags, Seathwaite Fell, Sprinkling Tarn, Styhead Tarn, Styhead Gill, Stockley Bridge, Seathwaite Farm |
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| Start Point: | Roadside near Seathwaite Farm | Grid Reference: | NY 235 123 |
| Distance: | 6.5 miles | Ascent: | 2,100 feet |
| Time: | 5 hours | ||
| Weather: | Sunny spells | ||
| Comments: | With good weather forecast we decided to return to Seathwaite to complete the walk we attempted to do on Sunday. We left the main footpath just after a small beck to climb steeply to the right of Aaron Crags. This was hard going but meant that we didn't have to return all the way on the outward route. | ||
Sourmilk Gill . . .
is a lot easier to photograph today . . .
than it was on Monday
Seathwaite Slabs . . .
and the top waterfall
Taylor Gill Force . . .
comes into view
Stockley Bridge . . .
where Marie and Sheila check out Grains Gill . . .
but we take the path . . .
beside Styhead Gill
A steep climb leads us up beside . . .
Aaron Crags
Cloud touches the top of Great Gable with Green Gable to the right . . .
but there are clear views down to Borrowdale and Derwent Water
Sheila ticks off another Wainwright . . .
before being joined by Marie . . .
who is visiting this one for her third time . . .
as am I
The sun makes a brief appearance for a parting shot
Scafell Pike pops up in the distance . . .
and Glaramara can be seen to our left
We thought this picturesque tarn deserved a name?
Sprinkling Tarn with Great End to the right
Great Gable . . .
from the footpath between Sprinkling Tarn and Styhead Tarn . . .
Zooming in we can see Napes Needle . . .
and again . . .
and once more
Styhead Tarn
The Styhead Pass Mountain Rescue box is the only one left of the six
that used to be scattered around the Lake District
Would make a great water slide . . .
as would this one!
Back over Stockley Bridge