Glaramara
783m (2569ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,046ft (928m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Seatoller - Strands Bridge - Borrowdale - The Combe - Thornythwaite Fell - Comb Head - Glaramara - Looking Steads (Glaramara) - Red Beck - Red Beck Top - Allen Gill - High House Tarn - High House Tarn Top - Allen Crags - Esk Hause - Ruddy Gill - Sprinkling Tarn - Sty Head - Sty Head Tarn - Sty Head Gill - Stockley Bridge - Grains Gill - Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - The Allerdale Ramble - Seatoller
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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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,384ft (1,031m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Stonethwaite - 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 - Esk Hause - Allencrags Gill - Langstrath - Stonethwaite
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,693ft (1,430m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Seatoller - Strands Bridge - Borrowdale - The Combe - Thornythwaite Fell - Comb Head - Glaramara - Looking Steads (Glaramara) - Red Beck - Red Beck Top - Allen Gill - High House Tarn - High House Tarn Top - Allen Crags - Esk Hause - Ruddy Gill - Sprinkling Tarn - Sty Head - Great Gable - Westmorland Cairn - Windy Gap - Green Gable - Gillercomb Head - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Honister Hause - Honister Pass - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Seatoller
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Glaramara
Geoff Hand walked up Glaramara on September 9th, 2025 [from/via/route] Walk c139 from Seatoller, climbed Rosthwaite fell (Bessyboot), Glaramara, Red Beck top, Allen Crags & Seathwaite Fell. Returned by Seathwaite & the Annerdale Ramble. [with] Alone [weather] Bright clear sunny day, however very windy on the tops. Sunny & warm in the valley.
Victoria Bates climbed Glaramara on April 12th, 2025 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite with Seathwaite Fell & Allan Crags [with] Mark, Dominic and Tabitha [weather] Clear but windy - Dominic walked the whole way! Descent down- my knees!
James Hughes bagged Glaramara on April 5th, 2025 [from/via/route] c139 Allen Crags & Seathwaite Fell [weather] Beautiful clear skies, blustery & cool on tops, warm in valleys & in sheltered spots. - Cold morning. Ice on tent. Walk up to Styhead Tarn rather than clambering up Seathwaite Fell. Lakeland 50 ultra race also taking place. Left Sprinkling Tarn up to Allen Crags. Glaramara down to Combe Head via Rockstep. Through Borrowdale fells Bessyboot & down. Met retired french lady who was wrong side for C2C.
John Ramsbottom hiked Glaramara 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
Pete George summited Glaramara on April 14th, 2024 [from/via/route] from Seathwaite. With Pete Sisson [with] Roco & Pete Sisson [weather] Warm spring day
Christine Shepherd conquered Glaramara on July 2nd, 2006 [from/via/route] Walked from Borrowdale youth hostel using walk c301 [with] Did a recce for 15.7.06 when I led a group from St Georges Church Leeds [weather] Hot & sunny - Added Great End to the group walk & a refreshing dip in Styhead Tarn. Bagged this summit again on my own using walk c139 on 28.5.09. This was a more challenging walk as, after a hot & sunny start, the mist came down & made the route off the summit very difficult to find especially as my compass seemed to be spinning! Cimbed for a fourth time on 9.8.23 using walk c139. Much easier this time as the summit wasn't in mist.
Ian Ashton scaled Glaramara on April 29th, 2023 [with] Solo 17 miler
Tim Winn walked up Glaramara on March 24th, 2023 [from/via/route] Seatoller [with] Barry, Paul, Roger, Andy and Dave [weather] Dry
Stephen Eddy climbed Glaramara on October 28th, 2022 [from/via/route] Seatoller [with] Sinead O'Callaghan, Martin & Tracey Bayliss [weather] Dry, very windy at summit
John Tippins bagged Glaramara on October 27th, 2022 [from/via/route] From Seatoller - Second time I've done this - no recollection of previous date.
Richard Marchant hiked Glaramara on July 13th, 2022 [from/via/route] Started out from Seathwaite up to Stockley Bridge & right then up to Greenhow Knott, from here I went straight South up through Aaron Crags on to Seathwaite Fell to Great Stack & Sprinkling Tarn then Esk Hause. From here up to Allen Crags & then ridge along to Glaramara on to Combe Head, East to Combe Door along to Rosthwaite Cam & finally Rosthwaite Fell (Bessy Boot) down to Seatoller & back along the road to Seathwaite & the car [with] On my Own [weather] Clear hot sunny day with little or no breeze.
Keith Redhead summited Glaramara on January 24th, 2022 [from/via/route] This is a lovely walk from Seatoller Borrowdale. The walk up to thornythwaite crag & Glarsmara is lovely as the path winds it's way through craggs. The last ascent involves a challenging 20 foot scramble. However the mist had descended & find the ridge walk over to Allen Craggs was really challenging. We relied on our compasses as the path was not marked amongst the rock field. This slowed us down & we descended into Borrowdale via Ruddy Gill wearing head torches in the dark. I have never done that before. [with] Hil Natasha Charlie [weather] Dry but misty & challenging
Caroline Winter conquered Glaramara on August 29th, 2020 [from/via/route] Seathwaite, Stockly bridge, Sty Gill, Seathwaite Fell (3 cairns), Sprinkling Tarn, Allen Crags, Red Beck Top, Glaramara, Hind Gill, Seathwaite [with] Becky [weather] Warm day. 11 degrees on tops. Light wind. Very good views - Wise to ascend the gill to Seathwaite Fell, as difficult to spot access point from above. Lunch stop at shelter before Allen Crags & continuing to find the actual summit cairns amongst others placed on Red Beck Top & Glaramara. Confusion coming off Glaramara, as strayed off path & veering off to the east too early. Difficult descent of Hind Gill. Mountain rescue & Air rescue on Great End crags. Second attempt 20/9/2021 from Dovenest crag; bagged Wainwright top & highest top. Took 50 mins to travel the last mile out of borrowdale to keswick due to traffic
Wayne Baxter scaled Glaramara on August 16th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite followed the path through farm to Stockley bridge. Around Greenhow Knott & pick up a faint path to Seathwaite Fell. Onto Sprinkling Tarn & up Great End. From Great End across to Allen Crags & then onto Glaramara. We picked up a path by Hind Gill (not recommended very steep & rocky). Back to Seathwaite farm [with] Sue, Steven and Bev [weather] Cloudy & some rain
Paul Talbot-Greaves walked up Glaramara on July 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] Seatoller [with] Paul Drury and Andy Bailey [weather] Rain most of day. High winds & low cloud with poor visibility on tops. Difficult terrain & challenging navigation. Soaked...even boots on inside.
Chris Sheard climbed Glaramara on July 12th, 2021 [from/via/route] Along from Rosthwaite [with] George [weather] Trying to drizzle, slight winds a bit sweaty - Nice mountain top, with impressive views all around- rough stoney terrain. Finished with a nice scramble. Best point although not highest point- Lovely refuge & nice lunch
Paul Macey bagged Glaramara on June 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Walk 139 [with] Luke [weather] Sunny
Kevin Foster hiked Glaramara 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?
Darren Wilson summited Glaramara on May 2nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Rosthwaite, Glaramara, Allen Crags & Seathwaite [with] With Mike [weather] Beautiful day
Richard Marshall conquered Glaramara on September 20th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Sea Toller [with] Bo [weather] Warm Sunny/Cloudy
John Hanlon scaled Glaramara during August, 2020 [from/via/route] Langstrath Inn [weather] Sunny
Andy Buxton walked up Glaramara during August, 1968 [from/via/route] Rossthwaite Fell, Glaramara, Allen Crags, Seathwaite Fell [with] Dad
Christina Lander climbed Glaramara on October 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] Stonethwaite - Bessyboot - Tarn at Leaves - Rosthwaite Fell - Glaramara - Thorneythwaite Fell - Stonethwaite [with] Dick & Meg [weather] A clear, beautiful dry day, with plenty of sunshine
Michael Nolan bagged Glaramara on June 11th, 2019 [from/via/route] Haweswater ....corpse road [weather] overcast but fine
Andrew Johnson hiked Glaramara on June 5th, 2019 [from/via/route] Seatoller car park. [with] Dan and Ted [weather] Rain & wind. Cold for June.
Dave Eyes summited Glaramara on April 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Parked at Seathwaite Farm. Walked round to the side of Seathwaite Fell. Ascended & carried on over to the path at the back. Walked round to Allen Craggs & then continued on to the summit of Glaramara. Straight down the side of Glaramara to return to the car at Seathwaite farm [with] Christine Eyes, Jenny Eyes, Dave Kennedy [weather] Nice day - cloudy to start but mostly dry. Ended sunny. Good views. Very steep descent !
Craig Steeland conquered Glaramara on February 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] From car park in Seathwaite village [with] Sue [weather] Partly cloudy, very warm & dry.
Louis Smith scaled Glaramara on January 19th, 2019 [weather] white out
David Watson walked up Glaramara on August 28th, 2018 [from/via/route] Seatoller [weather] Sunny
Elaine Evans climbed Glaramara on June 5th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite, via Grains Gill, onto Seathwaite Fell then retraced steps to join path to Allen Crags, from there on to Glaramara, descended to Thornthwaite & back to Seathwaiteby public footpath. [with] Sue [weather] Hot, hot, hot! Very little breeze. Dry & sunny. - Longer day than expected due to being unable to locate path from Glaramara to Seathwaite & having to return via Thornthwaite. Quite a scramble off Glaramara.
Tracey Cowell bagged Glaramara on April 28th, 2018 [from/via/route] Thorneythwaite Fell/Glaramara/Allen Crags/Grains Gill [with] Billy Foster and Andrew Foster [weather] Sun & cloud
Simon Myerscough hiked Glaramara on April 1st, 2007 [from/via/route] C139 [with] Martin & Bill [weather] Sunny, chilly-ish
Iain Jones summited Glaramara on November 30th, 2016 [from/via/route] Seatoller - 26 August 2017 - The Wainwright 60 - Day 6 (Scafell)
Simon Boddy conquered Glaramara on June 29th, 2017 [from/via/route] Borrowdale [with] HF Holidays [weather] Wet, windy & misty
Lydia Hopkinson scaled Glaramara on June 9th, 2016 [with] walking group [weather] ok
Mark Davidson walked up Glaramara on October 10th, 2005 [with] Mike [weather] Typical October Day - a bit grey
Anthony Scott climbed Glaramara on October 11th, 2016 [from/via/route] Seatoller [with] me [weather] Grey cloud
Charlie Housley bagged Glaramara on June 16th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite then over Seathwaite Fell before heading east on the path to Esk Hause & then north over Allen Craggs & followed the path to the summit. [with] Solo. [weather] Cloud down to approximately 900m then as the day wore on most of the cloud disappeared leaving the day quite warm & clear.
David Noble hiked Glaramara on August 8th, 2015 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] Jack [weather] Sunny
Philip Layton summited Glaramara on July 14th, 2006 [with] Karen, Karen & Steve
Bay Wan conquered Glaramara on September 6th, 2015 [from/via/route] Start from Seatoller towards Allen Crag [with] Cocoa Pops [weather] Sunny & warm
Clive Ward scaled Glaramara on June 19th, 2015 [from/via/route] Seatoller, Strands Bridge, Thornythwaite Fell, Glaramara, Allen Crags, Sprinkling Tarn, Seathwaite Fell, Aaron Slack, Green Gable, Base Brown, Seathwaite. [with] Ian, Conrad (drove). Conrad didn't do Green Gable / Base Brown [weather] Terrible. Cool, cloudy, windy at top. Couldn't see much above 400m.
Chris Bramley walked up Glaramara on May 23rd, 2015 [from/via/route] bessyboot, stonethwaite [with] janet [weather] hot sunny - pathless & boggy route
Colin Egan climbed Glaramara on March 28th, 2011 [from/via/route] Sheath waited to Grains Gill, Allen Crag, return via Allen Crag then back via Sty Head [with] My wife Faith, friend Anita and Boris the cocker spaniel [weather] Sunny
Kevin Parnham bagged Glaramara on November 4th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite via rosthwaite fell [with] Jo [weather] Lovely day initially but deteriorated - Fine short scramble to summit
Keith Eastman hiked Glaramara on June 29th, 2014 [from/via/route] c139
Ann Davis summited Glaramara on June 17th, 2014 [from/via/route] from seatoller [with] just me [weather] humid & sunny
Derek Parkin conquered Glaramara on November 16th, 2012 [with] lynn parkin
Phyllis Mcgibbon scaled Glaramara on February 12th, 2011 - Again on 10/10/13
Doug Martin walked up Glaramara on September 18th, 2013 [from/via/route] Stonethwaite - Thornythwaite Fell to summit. On to Rosthwaite Cam Tarn at Leaves quickly up Bessy Boot & down The Coombe to start. [with] Brampton Fellwalkers [weather] Cloud, cold & wet. Sunshine always in the next valley. - Good hard walk but difficult to know just how to get off Glaramara & on to Tarn at Leaves
Harry Meijer climbed Glaramara on May 5th, 2013 [from/via/route] Langstrath Inn,Stonethwaite [with] The Lake District Walker
Christine Knowles bagged Glaramara on May 5th, 2013 [from/via/route] Seatoller via Thorneythwaite route [with] Graham [weather] Dreadful - cloud right down, rain & wind, couldn't see more than 5 yards
Dale Verrall hiked Glaramara on August 17th, 2008 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] Donna Griffin [weather] Very windy
Angela Moroney summited Glaramara during February, 2013 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] Captain Turner
Phillip Bulley conquered Glaramara on July 13th, 2011 [from/via/route] Seathwaite farm [with] Judith and Toby [weather] Sunny before turning cloudy
David Lane scaled Glaramara on July 7th, 2005 [with] Graham Hunt
Iain Taylor walked up Glaramara on April 4th, 2010 [from/via/route] Seathwaite (NY 23591 12285)
Darren Mortimer climbed Glaramara on September 22nd, 2012 [from/via/route] Seatoller walk c139 [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Warm & sunny
Paul Carmichael bagged Glaramara on July 9th, 2012 [from/via/route] rosthwaite [with] solo [weather] sunny - too hot!
Neil Smith, Stephen Byrne, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Martin, Melanie Dunn, Jenny Godfrey, Matthew Thomas, Jeremy Torrance , David Butterfield, Louise Sandwith, Mr M A Blanchard, Adrian Roberts, Linda Mckeogh, Dennis Brown, Jo Dixon, Jonathan Tobin, Alan Fowler, David Shaw, John Walter, David Laws, Steven Woodroffe, Edward Wells, Simon Duerden, Jeanette Coward, Paul Booth, David Hickin, Raymond Barnett, Rod Cove, Paul Henderson, Trevor Williams, John Cuthbert, Ian Thomas, Stephen Millington, Chris Bede, Rob Barklamb, Jacqui Smith, Adam Shewry, Ray O'hara, Linda Walker, Libby Burns and Rebecca Hardy have all walked, climbed & bagged Glaramara.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Glaramara
*Scafell Pike (far left back) and The Borrowdale Fells featuring Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top, Red Beck Top, Looking Stead, Glaramara, Comb Head, Comb Door Top, Dovenest Top and Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) from High Raise (Langdale)
360 degree panorama featuring Great Gable, Green Gable, Little Scoat Fell & Pillar (distance), Brandreth, Dale Head (Newlands), High Spy, Glaramara, Esk Pike, Great End and Scafell Pike from Base Brown
Wainwrights unnamed 'perfect mountain tarn' between Glaramara and Allen Crags
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