Seathwaite Fell (South Top)
631m (2070ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,407ft (1,038m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Seatoller - Big Stanger Gill - Hanging Haystack Crag - Alisongrass Crag - Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) - Tarn At Leaves - Rosthwaite Cam (Rosthwaite Fell) - Dovenest Top - Combe Door Top - Combe Head - Glaramara - Looking Steads (Glaramara) - Red Beck Top - High House Tarn Top - Allen Crags - Sprinking Tarn - Seathwaite Fell (South Top) - Seathwaite Fell - Grains Gill - The Allerdale Ramble - Stockley Bridge - Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Thornythwaite Farm - Strands Bridge - The River Derwent - Seatoller
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Seathwaite Fell (South Top)
John Ramsbottom walked up Seathwaite Fell (South Top) on March 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] Dow Cragg, The Old Man of Coniston,Brim Fell,Swirl How, Great Carrs & Grey Friar. Start from Seatoller, Rosthwaite Fell, Glaramara, Allen Crags & Seathwaite Fell [with] Lola [weather] Fine, Odd shower, chilly wind - First one in a while. First of 2025. Felt hard
John Tippins climbed Seathwaite Fell (South Top) on October 27th, 2022 [from/via/route] From Seatoller [with] Alone [weather] Dry to start with & mild - t-shirt mild for the ascent. Started to rain mid-morning, then rained on & off all day. Very low cloud - in cloud for most of the walk. Wind quite calm. - Not an enjoyable walk, particularly the stretch from Rosthwaite to Glaramara. Confronted with many sheer rock faces that you have to find a way over. And I forgot the warning about the scree at Aaron Crags until I was part way down. It was bad. 'Not for the faint hearted' - you're not kidding.
Kevin Foster bagged Seathwaite Fell (South Top) on June 1st, 2021 [from/via/route] Seathwaite. [with] By myself. [weather] Sunny & Hot. - There were too many tops visited on this walk to give a full description of each one. The route of the walk roughly followed the Sty Head Tarn path via Stockley Bridge, then as the path levelled off a steep ascent up the flanks of Seathwaite Fell to reach Wainwright's Top, then the true summit (Main Top) followed by a subsidiary top (South Top). The route then went past Sprinkling Tarn & climbed to Esk Hause (not the true one) before turning left & climbing to the summit of Allen Crags. Numerous tops were then visited along the undulating & interesting ridge including Glaramara & Rosthwaite Fell before descending off the ridge by dropping left at Tarn at Leaves into the ravine of Rottenstone Gill (not as bad as it sounds!). On reaching the lane to Thorneythwaite another left turn down a tarmac road & across field paths eventually led me back to the car parked at Seathwaite. Another tiring but superb day in The Lakes. I do feel as though I am saving the best until last with these Western & Southern Fells?
Mark Davidson hiked Seathwaite Fell (South Top) on February 9th, 2006 [with] Mike [weather] Nice & clear
Iain Taylor summited Seathwaite Fell (South Top) on May 5th, 2011 [from/via/route] Seathwaite (NY 23591 12285)
Ray O'hara conquered Seathwaite Fell (South Top) on June 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] Stonethwaite [weather] Cold, wet, miserable, lost in cloud
Christine Shepherd scaled Seathwaite Fell (South Top) on June 25th, 2010 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] On my own [weather] Sunny - A lovely evening walk after a drive to Borrowdale.
Louise Sandwith, Patrick Rogozinski, Matthew Thomas and Leon Potts have all walked, climbed & bagged Seathwaite Fell (South Top).To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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