High Seat (Ashness Fell)
608m (1995ft)

The Central Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

The summit of High Seat (Ashness Fell) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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You can find High Seat (Ashness Fell) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged High Seat (Ashness Fell)

Chris Mcmanus walked up High Seat (Ashness Fell) on August 24th, 2023 [from/via/route] 2nd Wainwright walk - 5 peaks [with] Joanne & Julie [weather] Sunny & misty - boggy & pathways hard to find

Dan Collins climbed High Seat (Ashness Fell) on July 30th, 2023 [from/via/route] As part of c318 walk [with] Family (just the lads) [weather] Overcast & rainy - Very boggy & marshy on the top ridge. My right leg vanished into a bog at one point, much to the amusement of the kids. Descent from Raven crag is steep, & generally the main part of the walk was hard to navigate with limited pathways (I assume partly based on the extent of rain recently)

Charlotte Hewson bagged High Seat (Ashness Fell) on June 3rd, 2023 [from/via/route] The base of raven cragg, Thirlmere, along the lake [with] Rosie [weather] Sunny! - Quick paddle in Thirlmere after

Iain Jones hiked High Seat (Ashness Fell) on March 18th, 2023 [from/via/route] Great Wood, Borrowdale

Geoff Hand summited High Seat (Ashness Fell) on March 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] Parked on the verge of the A591 at the North End of Thirlmere. Crossed to the West of the res. after climbing Raven Crag went onto the moor & climbed to High Seat. [with] Richard Macilwaine and Tess [weather] Cloudy with frequent showers. cold wind - Walk should have started at Armboth but this is now inaccessible by road.

Christine Shepherd conquered High Seat (Ashness Fell) on October 4th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walk c318 from Armboth Climbed again 21-04-2021 Climbed for a third time on 03.12.2022 Glorious views & I even kept my feet dry thanks to the new paving over the bogs. [with] On my own [weather] Grey but fairly clear. - A very quiet day's walking over boggy ground but the views were good all day.

Ian Ashton scaled High Seat (Ashness Fell) on August 27th, 2022 [with] Jph [weather] Sunny

Vincent Clarke walked up High Seat (Ashness Fell) on August 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] Vince & Lil [with] lil [weather] sunny / mild

Tony Halliday climbed High Seat (Ashness Fell) on March 26th, 2022 [from/via/route] Circular walk starting at castlerig farm camp site where we stayed did this wainwright as part of a 13 mile loop starting with Wella crag to bleaberry fell high seat high tove armbroth fell & raven crag [with] My boarder terrier jimmy boo and George also my wife sal [weather] The weather was warm dry sunny & clear 17 degrees - Nice circular roughly 13 miles great views over Keswick & surrounding fells ended with raven crag tough steep climb from thirlmere but great t views

Claire Rigg bagged High Seat (Ashness Fell) on January 30th, 2022 [with] Heidi [weather] Sunny

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