Seathwaite Fell
632m (2074ft)
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
Victoria Bates walked up Seathwaite Fell on April 12th, 2025 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite with Glamara & Allan Crags [with] Mark, Dominic and Tabitha [weather] Clear but windy - Dominic walked the whole way! D
James Hughes climbed Seathwaite Fell 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.
Tim Winn bagged Seathwaite Fell on April 5th, 2025 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] Barry, Paul, Roger, Dave and Andy Last [weather] Dry. Sunny.
Richard Fulcher hiked Seathwaite Fell on March 30th, 2025 [from/via/route] We set off from Seathwaite to Stockley Bridge, turned right up the path over Greenhow Knott & ascended the crags by the side of a small stream up to the top of the fell. We then traversed across the fell (losing our way several times!) & down to Sprinkling Tarn. We then trudged back via the rocky path down Ruddy Gill. [with] Jen [weather] Started off around 11:30 to avoid the worst of the strong winds forecast for today. Clear sunny day but cold on the top due to strong gusts of wind.
John Ramsbottom summited Seathwaite Fell 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
Angeline Grieveson conquered Seathwaite Fell on October 5th, 2024 [with] Rick & Dotty
Christine Shepherd scaled Seathwaite Fell on June 25th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked from Seathwaite Climbed again 17.12.2021. I found this harder work second time. Climbed for a third time on a very windy January day 27.1.24 [with] On my own [weather] sunny - This was a quick walk after arriving at Borrowdale Youth Hostel for a weekend with members of St George's Church Leeds.
Ian Ashton walked up Seathwaite Fell on April 29th, 2023 [with] Solo 17 miler
John Tippins climbed Seathwaite Fell 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.
Richard Marchant bagged Seathwaite Fell 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.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Seathwaite Fell
Duddon Valley and the Seathwaite Fells (Dow Crag & Brown Pike) from the path up Harter Fell (Eskdale)
Sun setting in the Duddon Valley and the Seathwaite Fells (Dow Crag, Brown Pike & Walna Scar) from the path up Harter Fell (Eskdale)
Skiddaw and Derwent Water (in distance) with Seathwaite Fell and Sprinkling Tarn (foreground) from Great End (Scafell Massif)
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