Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale

This 10 mile, Grade 7 (Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Patterdale & will take about 7½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:10mls (16km)
Ascent:3,979ft (1,213m)
Time:7½hrs
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Route outline for walk c181:

Patterdale  -  Grisedale Bridge  -  Ruthwaite Lodge  -  The Tongue  -  Dollywaggon Pike  -  Seat Sandal  -  Grisedale Tarn  -  Deepdale Hause  -  St Sunday Crag  -  Birks  -  Patterdale



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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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3
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4
Wainwrights
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4
English
Nuttalls
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0
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0
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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Dollywaggon Pike at 858m (2816ft). Dollywaggon Pike is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (21st highest in England, 44th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 18).

Dollywaggon Pike is also known as an English Nuttall (25th highest in England, 51st highest in England & Wales).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of St Sunday Crag at 841m (2760ft). St Sunday Crag is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (27th highest in England, 53rd highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 22).

St Sunday Crag is also known as an English Nuttall (33rd highest in England, 61st highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (10th highest in England, 328th highest in the UK).

You will also reach the summit of Seat Sandal at 736m (2417ft). Seat Sandal is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (75th highest in England, 130th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 68).

Seat Sandal is also known as an English Nuttall (94th highest in England, 161st highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (24th highest in England, 512th highest in the UK).

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

  • Birks at 624m (2047ft). Birks is classified as a Wainwright (No. 125) and an English Nuttall (222nd highest in England, 387th highest in England & Wales)

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale

In no particular order . . .

Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale - St Sunday Crag summit cairn

St Sunday Crag summit cairn

Photo: Alan Wainwright (53)

Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale - St Sunday Crag from Birks

St Sunday Crag from Birks

Photo: Gerry Ball (52)

Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale - Ruthwaite Lodge (Climbing Hut), upper Grisedale with Fairfield in the background

Ruthwaite Lodge (Climbing Hut), upper Grisedale with Fairfield in the background

Photo: Ian Gaylard (11)

Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale - Grisedale Tarn from Dollywaggon Pike

Grisedale Tarn from Dollywaggon Pike

Photo: Alan Wainwright (48)

Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale -  On Dollywaggon Pike summit

On Dollywaggon Pike summit

Photo: Alan Wainwright (47)

Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale - The summit cairn on Dollywaggon Pike

The summit cairn on Dollywaggon Pike

Photo: Christine Shepherd (520)

Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale - Grisedale Tarn in the snow with St Sunday Crag (centre left) and Fairfield (right)

Grisedale Tarn in the snow with St Sunday Crag (centre left) and Fairfield (right)

Photo: John Andelin (1)

Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale - Grisedale Tarn

Grisedale Tarn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (37)

Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale - Patterdale Church

Patterdale Church

Photo: Alan Wainwright (1)

Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale - The flat cairn on the summit of Birks

The flat cairn on the summit of Birks

Photo: Christine Shepherd (527)


. . . load all 46 walk photos from Walk c181 Dollywaggon Pike and Seat Sandal from Patterdale

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