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Simon's Seat (Howgills)
587m (1926ft)

The Howgill Fells, The Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria, England

Record Simon's Seat (Howgills) as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

Simon's Seat (Howgills) is classified as:

English Dewey
21st highest in England,
54th in England & Wales

Walk Simon's Seat (Howgills) walking UK Mountains in The Howgill Fells The Yorkshire Dales National Park Cumbria, England

Simon's Seat (Howgills) Summit

Photo: Mark Davidson

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The Yorkshire Dales National Park

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

OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley

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

97 Kendal & Morecambe, Windermere & Lancaster

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The Howgill Fells area of The Yorkshire Dales National Park

The Yorkshire Dales National Park

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The Howgill Fells area of The Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Walk c180 The Howgills from Low Carlingill Bridge

Cumbria's finest waterfall - though few paths and the ascent up Carlingill Spout can be a little daunting

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11ml (17.5km)
Ascent:	4,430ft (1,350m)
Time:	8½ hrs
Grade:	(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c180 The Howgills from Low Carlingill Bridge pdf

Route Summary:

Carlingill Bridge - The Howgills - Carlingill Beck - Carlin Gill - Screes of Black Force - Carlingill Spout - Blakethwaite Bottom - Docker Knott - Great Blea Gill - Simon's Seat (Howgills) - Langdale Beck (Howgills) - Hazelgill Knott - Bowderdale Beck - Bowderdale Head - Cautley Spout - Cautley Crag - Great Dummacks - Little Dummacks - Calders - Bram Rigg Top - The Calf - White Fell Head - Bush Howe - Windscarth Wyke - Breaks Head - Fell Head (Howgills) - Fell Head Scar - Linghaw - Knowles - Back Balk - Gibbet Hill - Carlingill Bridge - The Howgill Fells.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Simon's Seat (Howgills)

Mark Davidson walked up Simon's Seat (Howgills) on November 25th, 2015 [from/via/route] Walk c180 The Howgills from Low Carlingill Bridge [with] Alone [weather] Sunny to start with but clouded up in afternoon. - Pretty dark by the time a got back to the car.

Christine Shepherd climbed Simon's Seat (Howgills) on April 14th, 2018 [from/via/route] Walked from Carlingill Bridge using walk c180 [with] On my own [weather] Bright & clear - This was the second fell of the day. This was hard work following the steep the descent to Great Blea Gill. A grassy slog with no paths. Maybe I was just having an off day!

Simon Boddy has bagged Simon's Seat (Howgills) [with] Friends

Tony Rogerson hiked Simon's Seat (Howgills) on November 27th, 2016 [from/via/route] Intake Archer Hill Rispa Pike Uldale Head Simon's Seat [with] Caz Floss [weather] Cold & breezy

Jo White and Elaine Kenny have both walked, climbed & bagged Simon's Seat (Howgills).

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Simon's Seat (Howgills)

Docker Knott from Simon's Seat (Howgills)

Photo: Mark Davidson (85)

Yarlside (left) and The Calf (right) from Simon's Seat (Howgills)

Photo: Mark Davidson (87)

The Howgill Fells from Simon's Seat (Howgills)

Photo: Mark Davidson (86)

Panorama of the Howgill Fells from Simon's Seat (Howgills)

Photo: Mark Davidson (89)

Simon's Seat (Howgills) from Docker Knott

Photo: Mark Davidson (82)

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