Seathwaite Fell
632m (2074ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,407ft (1,038m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Seatoller - 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 (Borrowdale) - Thornythwaite Farm - Strands Bridge - The River Derwent - Seatoller
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Seathwaite Fell
Pete George walked up on October 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [with] Roco [weather] Beautiful cloud inversion on Lingmell, cloud rising on Scafell Pike, rest of day in fog
Geoff Hand climbed it on September 9th, 2025 [from/via/route] Walk c139 from Seatoller, climbed Rosthwaite fell (Bessyboot), Glaramara, Red Beck top, Allen Crags & Seathwaite Fell. Returned by Seathwaite & the Annerdale Ramble. [with] Alone [weather] Bright clear sunny day, however very windy on the tops. Sunny & warm in the valley.
Victoria Bates bagged it on April 12th, 2025 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite with Glamara & Allan Crags [with] Mark, Dominic and Tabitha [weather] Clear but windy - Dominic walked the whole way! D
James Hughes hiked it on April 5th, 2025 [from/via/route] c139 Allen Crags & Seathwaite Fell [weather] Beautiful clear skies, blustery & cool on tops, warm in valleys & in sheltered spots. - Cold morning. Ice on tent. Walk up to Styhead Tarn rather than clambering up Seathwaite Fell. Lakeland 50 ultra race also taking place. Left Sprinkling Tarn up to Allen Crags. Glaramara down to Combe Head via Rockstep. Through Borrowdale fells Bessyboot & down. Met retired french lady who was wrong side for C2C.
Tim Winn summited on April 5th, 2025 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] Barry, Paul, Roger, Dave and Andy Last [weather] Dry. Sunny.
Richard Fulcher conquered it on March 30th, 2025 [from/via/route] We set off from Seathwaite to Stockley Bridge, turned right up the path over Greenhow Knott & ascended the crags by the side of a small stream up to the top of the fell. We then traversed across the fell (losing our way several times!) & down to Sprinkling Tarn. We then trudged back via the rocky path down Ruddy Gill. [with] Jen [weather] Started off around 11:30 to avoid the worst of the strong winds forecast for today. Clear sunny day but cold on the top due to strong gusts of wind.
John Ramsbottom scaled on March 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] Dow Cragg, The Old Man of Coniston,Brim Fell,Swirl How, Great Carrs & Grey Friar. Start from Seatoller, Rosthwaite Fell, Glaramara, Allen Crags & Seathwaite Fell [with] Lola [weather] Fine, Odd shower, chilly wind - First one in a while. First of 2025. Felt hard
Angeline Grieveson walked up on October 5th, 2024 [with] Rick & Dotty
Christine Shepherd climbed it on June 25th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked from Seathwaite Climbed again 17.12.2021. I found this harder work second time. Climbed for a third time on a very windy January day 27.1.24 [with] On my own [weather] sunny - This was a quick walk after arriving at Borrowdale Youth Hostel for a weekend with members of St George's Church Leeds.
Ian Ashton bagged it on April 29th, 2023 [with] Solo 17 miler
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Seathwaite Fell
Duddon Valley and the Seathwaite Fells (Dow Crag & Brown Pike) from the path up Harter Fell (Eskdale)
Sun setting in the Duddon Valley and the Seathwaite Fells (Dow Crag, Brown Pike & Walna Scar) from the path up Harter Fell (Eskdale)
Skiddaw and Derwent Water (in distance) with Seathwaite Fell and Sprinkling Tarn (foreground) from Great End (Scafell Massif)
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