Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale)

Easy to follow paths - a Lakeland classic


Route outline for walk c241:

Seatoller (Borrowdale)  -  Seathwaite  -  Sourmilk Gill (Seathwaite)  -  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 (Borrowdale)




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 (Borrowdale)

In no particular order . . .

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Descending near Great Gable

Descending near Great Gable

Photo: Mike Jennings (12)

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

Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Photo: Simon Barnett (26)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Slate sculptures outside the slate mine shop at Honister Hause

Slate sculptures outside the slate mine shop at Honister Hause

Photo: Mike Walker (560)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Great End, Scafell Pike and Sca Fell from Great Gable summit

Great End, Scafell Pike and Sca Fell from Great Gable summit

Photo: Matt Delemare (32)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Great Gable summit

Great Gable summit

Photo: William Ringwood (45)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (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 c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Borrowdale

Borrowdale

Photo: Christine Shepherd (45)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Great Gable towering above Moses' Trod

Great Gable towering above Moses' Trod

Photo: Matt Delemare (42)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Beckhead Tarn on Beck Head

Beckhead Tarn on Beck Head

Photo: Matt Delemare (37)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Greengable Crag from Moses' Trod

Greengable Crag from Moses' Trod

Photo: Matt Delemare (43)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Honister Hause from Bell Crags

Honister Hause from Bell Crags

Photo: Mike Walker (533)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (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 c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Yew Crag and Yewcrag Quarries from Honister Hause

Yew Crag and Yewcrag Quarries from Honister Hause

Photo: Mike Walker (531)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (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 c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - 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 (Borrowdale) - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and Three Lakes (Ennerdale (left), Buttermere (right bottom) & Crummock Water (right top) from Moses' Trod

Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and Three Lakes (Ennerdale (left), Buttermere (right bottom) & Crummock Water (right top) from Moses' Trod

Photo: Christine Shepherd (29)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (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 c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - 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 (Borrowdale) - The winding road up Honister Pass

The winding road up Honister Pass

Photo: Kevin Finn (38)

Walk c241 Great Gable and Honister Pass from Seatoller (Borrowdale) - Honister Slate Mine Steam Engine

Honister Slate Mine Steam Engine

Photo: Matt Delemare (46)


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