Rogan's Seat
672m (2205ft)
The Northern Dales Area, The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,681ft (817m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Keld - The Pennine Way - The Herriot Way - The River Swale - Swaledale - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Kisdon Force - Crackpot Hall - Swinner Gill - Hind Hole Beck - Swinner Gill Lead Mines - East Grain - High Stone Man - Rogan's Seat - Moor Hen Nest - Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) - Blakethwaite Gill - Blakethwaite Meres - Blakethwaite Dams - Gunnerside Gill - Eweleap Scar - Bling Gill - Lownathwaite Mea - High Whim - Swinner Gill - Kisdon Force - Crackpot Hall - Keld
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Rogan's Seat
Caroline Winter walked up Rogan's Seat on August 29th, 2022 [from/via/route] Keld, river Swale, Crackpot hall, tracks north to Rogans seat, East Gill head, down gill. [with] Becky [weather] Warm & humid. Great views - Reported as an uninteresting top, but the walk most interesting & scenic. Stopped by waterfalls over the Swale. Wide, distinctive path all the way to the top.
Michael Naylor climbed Rogan's Seat on April 3rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Keld, Crackpot, Swinners Gill [weather] Overcast
Margaret Richards bagged Rogan's Seat on August 23rd, 2018 [from/via/route] Keld [with] Don [weather] Cool & dry till lunchtime then hard rain - got a bit lost despite following the river, climbing over & through fences, inadequate directions. Rogan's Seat itself is a tad disappointing, very small & the pipe is weird. But magnificent views.
Kevin Foster hiked Rogan's Seat on August 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] Muker [with] By myself [weather] Perfect conditions; sunny with a cool breeze - Crossing the Swale at Ramps Holme bridge I followed the old corpse way upstream in very pleasant surroundings. Nearing Swinner Gill I then climbed steeply from the path I was on to reach a higher path contouring the valley. This path although good at first became quite 'scrambly' as it dropped then climbed steeply out of the Swinner Gill gorge. Now on the left bank I followed a decent path again to the little bridge at the disused Swinner Gill Lead mine. Evidence, the first of many, of the lead mining activity that was prevalent around here in the 18th & 19th centuries. I now joined up with the Coast to Coast route briefly as it climbed beside East Grain out of Swinner Gill. The badly eroded path is undergoing repairs at the moment & it was strange to find a digger near the top of the climb. Route finding was easy now as I joined the shooters track to a gate then shortly after turned left on an unsigned shooters track heading North straight for Rogan's Seat. After about a mile & a half of easy walking I reached the summit & had a quick lunch before wandering across to the small cairn on a peaty knoll to the left of the path. The far reaching views were fantastic especially to the head of Swaledale & the Buttertubs pass. North the view was dominated by my next objective Water Crag.
Mark Davidson summited Rogan's Seat on September 25th, 2008 [with] Mike [weather] Bit cloudy but dry
Tony Rogerson conquered Rogan's Seat on April 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] Muker East Grain Rogan's Seat Black Hill [with] Darren Floss Robbie Ruby [weather] Sunny Snow Sunny Again - Great day out in Swaledale
Darren Mortimer scaled Rogan's Seat on February 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Keld [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Clear skies & lots of snow. - Walk ny103
Christine Shepherd walked up Rogan's Seat on July 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Walked from Keld using walk ny103 [with] On my own [weather] Overcast but stayed dry. Good long distance views but hazy. - This is a great walk with lots of contrasting scenery. Wouldn't risk 'The Pathless Moor' or 'meandering though peat hags' in bad weather. Rest of the walk has good paths though some are very narrow.
Andrew Joss climbed Rogan's Seat on May 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Keld [weather] Cloudy but mild - Walk up to peak was fantastic
Ray O'hara bagged Rogan's Seat on September 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] NY103 [weather] Fine - Nice easy to follow route.
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