Walk c139 Allen Crags, Glaramara and Seathwaite Fell from Seatoller (Borrowdale)
Peak bagging heaven
Route outline for walk c139:
Seatoller (Borrowdale) - 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 - Thornythwaite Farm - The River Derwent - Seatoller (Borrowdale).
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
![]() 5 English Mountains |
![]() 4 Wainwrights |
![]() 11 English Nuttalls |
![]() 1 English Dewey |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Allen Crags at 785m (2576ft). Allen Crags is classified as a English Mountain (Hewitt) (51st highest in England, 90th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 42). Allen Crags is also known as a English Nuttall (60th highest in England, 109th highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Glaramara at 783m (2569ft). Glaramara is classified as a English Mountain (Hewitt) (53rd highest in England, 94th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 45). Glaramara is also known as a English Nuttall (63rd highest in England, 114th highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Looking Steads (Glaramara) at 775m (2544ft). Looking Steads (Glaramara) is also known as an English Nuttall (69th highest in England, 121st highest in England & Wales).
Along the way you will also bag Combe Head at 735m (2412ft). Combe Head is known as an English Nuttall (97th highest in England, 164th highest in England & Wales); Red Beck Top at 721m (2366ft). Red Beck Top is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (85th England, 146th Eng & Wal) and an English Nuttall (107th highest in England, 181st highest in England & Wales); High House Tarn Top at 684m (2245ft). High House Tarn Top is known as an English Nuttall (149th highest in England, 250th highest in England & Wales); Combe Door Top at 676m (2219ft). Combe Door Top is known as an English Nuttall (156th highest in England, 263rd highest in England & Wales); Seathwaite Fell at 632m (2074ft). Seathwaite Fell is classified as a English Mountain (Hewitt) (159th highest in England, 271st highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 123) and a English Nuttall (214th highest in England, 367th highest in England & Wales); Dovenest Top at 632m (2074ft). Dovenest Top is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (160th England, 272nd Eng & Wal) and an English Nuttall (215th highest in England, 368th highest in England & Wales); Seathwaite Fell (South Top) at 631m (2070ft). Seathwaite Fell (South Top) is known as an English Nuttall (216th highest in England, 371st highest in England & Wales); Rosthwaite Cam (Rosthwaite Fell) at 612m (2008ft). Rosthwaite Cam (Rosthwaite Fell) is known as an English Nuttall (249th highest in England, 433rd highest in England & Wales); Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) at 551m (1808ft). Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) is classified as a Wainwright (No. 148), and a English Dewey (68th highest in England, 155th highest in England & Wales).
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Explorer Maps OL4 & OL6 | |
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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OS Landranger Map 89 or 90 | |
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c139 Allen Crags, Glaramara and Seathwaite Fell from Seatoller (Borrowdale)
In no particular order . . .

Approaching Rosthwaite Cam (Rosthwaite Fell) and Tarn at Leaves from Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot)

Wainwrights unnamed 'perfect mountain tarn' between Glaramara and Allen Crags

Early morning valley mist below Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy, Maiden Moor & Cat Bells (Catbells) with the summit of Castle Crag (front right) lit by a ray of sunshine from Rosthwaite

Borrowdale featuring Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite from Hanging Haystack Crag
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