Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

Clear paths & superb views on glorious gable


Route outline for walk c118:

Seathwaite (Borrowdale)  -  Stockley Bridge  -  Styhead Tarn  -  Sty Head  -  Great Gable  -  Westmorland Cairn  -  Windy Gap  -  Green Gable  -  Mitchell Cove  -  Blackmoor Pols  -  Base Brown  -  Gillercomb  -  Sour Milk Gill (Borrowdale)  -  Seathwaite (Borrowdale)




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
English
Mountains
Wainwright
3
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
3
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Gable at 899m (2951ft). Great Gable is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (9th highest in England, 25th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 7).

Great Gable is also known as an English Nuttall (11th highest in England, 28th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (4th highest in England, 238th highest in the UK).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Green Gable at 801m (2629ft). Green Gable is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (43rd highest in England, 78th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 34).

Green Gable is also known as an English Nuttall (50th highest in England, 93rd highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Base Brown at 646m (2120ft). Base Brown is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (148th highest in England, 254th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 117).

Base Brown is also known as an English Nuttall (196th highest in England, 338th highest in England & Wales).


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

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

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

In no particular order . . .

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Me and my dog, Rosie at the top of Great Gable

Me and my dog, Rosie at the top of Great Gable

Photo: Reasons Togonorth (1)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Wast Water, Wasdale and Yewbarrow with Middle Fell (left) Seatallan (background centre), Red Pike (Wasdale) (right) and the shoulder of Kirk Fell (centre foreground) from Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable

Wast Water, Wasdale and Yewbarrow with Middle Fell (left) Seatallan (background centre), Red Pike (Wasdale) (right) and the shoulder of Kirk Fell (centre foreground) from Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable

Photo: Andy Malcolm (217)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Ennerdale with Pillar (left) and High Stile (right) from Green Gable

Ennerdale with Pillar (left) and High Stile (right) from Green Gable

Photo: Matt Delemare (30)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Wast Water and Wasdale Head from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Wast Water and Wasdale Head from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Photo: Wayne Hill (4)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) framed by cloud whilst ascending Green Gable

Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) framed by cloud whilst ascending Green Gable

Photo: Rob Barklamb (42)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Snow on Scafell Pike (left), Sca Fell (right top) and Lingmell (right centre) from Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable

Snow on Scafell Pike (left), Sca Fell (right top) and Lingmell (right centre) from Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable

Photo: Peter Dryden (21)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Borrowdale

Borrowdale

Photo: Christine Shepherd (45)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - On the summit of Great Gable

On the summit of Great Gable

Photo: Ray Mather (1)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Kirk Fell with Red Pike (Wasdale), Little Scoat Fell and Pillar behind from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Kirk Fell with Red Pike (Wasdale), Little Scoat Fell and Pillar behind from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Photo: Andy Malcolm (218)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - On Great Gable

On Great Gable

Photo: Andrew Fryer (1)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Grey Knotts (left) Seatoller and Base Brown (right) from Green Gable

Grey Knotts (left) Seatoller and Base Brown (right) from Green Gable

Photo: Mike Jennings (9)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - My wife Pamela on the top of Green Gable with Great Gable behind

My wife Pamela on the top of Green Gable with Great Gable behind

Photo: Andrew Ward (2)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Sour Milk Gill Falls

Sour Milk Gill Falls

Photo: David Hayter (390)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Snow on Great Napes from Sty Head

Snow on Great Napes from Sty Head

Photo: Bob Ferguson (78)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Photo: Simon Barnett (28)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Wast Water from Great Gable

Wast Water from Great Gable

Photo: Tony Higgs (3)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Sty Head Tarn with Base Brown beyond in the snow

Sty Head Tarn with Base Brown beyond in the snow

Photo: Bob Ferguson (74)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Wast Water from a misty Great Gable

Wast Water from a misty Great Gable

Photo: Simon Barnett (23)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Kirk Fell and the shoulder of Great Gable (right) with the lower slopes of Great End (left) and Red Pike (Wasdale) in the distance from Sty Head

Kirk Fell and the shoulder of Great Gable (right) with the lower slopes of Great End (left) and Red Pike (Wasdale) in the distance from Sty Head

Photo: John Carney (1)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Photo: Simon Barnett (26)


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