Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller

Easy to follow paths - a Lakeland classic


Route outline for walk c241:

Seatoller  -  Seathwaite (Borrowdale)  -  Sourmilk Gill (Borrowdale)  -  Gillercomb  -  Blackmoor Pols  -  Mitchell Cove  -  Green Gable  -  Windy Gap  -  Great Gable  -  Westmorland Cairn  -  Beck Head  -  Beckhead Tarn  -  Moses' Trod  -  Honister Pass  -  Honister Hause  -  Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk  -  Seatoller




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
2
English
Mountains
Wainwright
2
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
2
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).

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, a 306km (190 miles) linear footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria, England with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk is waymarked by the occasional sign. For more walks that include a section of this trail see Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.



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

The Lake District National Park


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

OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


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

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller

In no particular order . . .

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Fleetwith Pike and Buttermere from Honister Crag (Black Star)

Fleetwith Pike and Buttermere from Honister Crag (Black Star)

Photo: Alan Wainwright (236)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Wast Water from a misty Great Gable

Wast Water from a misty Great Gable

Photo: Simon Barnett (23)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - On the summit of Great Gable

On the summit of Great Gable

Photo: Ray Mather (1)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - 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 c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Dismantled Tramway that forms part of The Coast to Coast walk leading to Honister Hause from below the Drum House on Moses' Trod

Dismantled Tramway that forms part of The Coast to Coast walk leading to Honister Hause from below the Drum House on Moses' Trod

Photo: William Ringwood (47)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Wasdale Head and Wast Water from Gavel Neese on the lower slopes of Great Gable

Wasdale Head and Wast Water from Gavel Neese on the lower slopes of Great Gable

Photo: David Swales (20)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Slate sculpture of an eagle outside the slate mine shop at Honister Hause

Slate sculpture of an eagle outside the slate mine shop at Honister Hause

Photo: Mike Walker (559)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Wast Water and The Wasdale Valley from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Wast Water and The Wasdale Valley from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Photo: Matt Delemare (35)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Me on Great Gable

Me on Great Gable

Photo: Rachel Hill (1)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - High Stile and Gatesgarthdale Beck from Honister Pass

High Stile and Gatesgarthdale Beck from Honister Pass

Photo: Arthur Norton (7)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - 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 c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Great Gable from Moses' Trod

Great Gable from Moses' Trod

Photo: Matt Delemare (44)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - 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 c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Photo: Simon Barnett (24)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Wast Water from Great Gable

Wast Water from Great Gable

Photo: Tony Higgs (3)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - The winding Honister Pass road

The winding Honister Pass road

Photo: Kevin Finn (41)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Looking back to Ennerdale (left), Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and Crummock Water (right) from Moses' Trod near the top of Loft Beck

Looking back to Ennerdale (left), Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and Crummock Water (right) from Moses' Trod near the top of Loft Beck

Photo: David Croasdell (1)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Styhead Tarn from Windy Gap bewteen Great Gable and Green Gable

Styhead Tarn from Windy Gap bewteen Great Gable and Green Gable

Photo: Simon Barnett (36)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Buttermere and Crummock Water from Moses' Trod below Brandreth

Buttermere and Crummock Water from Moses' Trod below Brandreth

Photo: William Ringwood (46)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller - Borrowdale

Borrowdale

Photo: Christine Shepherd (45)


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