Walk c388 Little Fell (Mallerstang) and High Seat from Outhgill
This 9¾ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Thrang Beck & will take you about 5¾ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 9¾ miles (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2038 ft (621m) | |
| Time: | 5¾ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 | |
| Sat Nav: | N54.5122 W2.9241 | |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire | |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS‡ | |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members | |
| Car Park Size: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars | |
| Location: | On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale | |
| Stiles: | None | |
| Dogs: | Permitted under close control | |
| Terrain: | Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Thrang Beck - The Lady Anne's Way - Water Cut Sculpture - Hell Gill Bridge - Little Fell (Lunds Fell) (Mallerstang) - Hugh Seat - Black Fell Moss - Archy Styrigg (Gregory Chapel) - High Seat (Mallerstang) - Mallerstang Edge - Outhgill - River Eden - Thrang Beck
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 2 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 4 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is High Seat (Mallerstang) at 709m (2326ft). High Seat (Mallerstang) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (95th highest in England, 161st highest in England & Wales)
High Seat (Mallerstang) is also known as an English Nuttall (119th highest in England, 203rd highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Archy Styrigg (Gregory Chapel) at 695m (2280ft). Archy Styrigg (Gregory Chapel) is also known as an English Nuttall (141st highest in England, 231st highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Hugh Seat at 689m (2261ft). Hugh Seat is also known as an English Nuttall (145th highest in England, 240th highest in England & Wales).
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- Little Fell (Lunds Fell) (Mallerstang) at 667m (2189ft). Little Fell (Lunds Fell) (Mallerstang) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (130th England, 221st Eng & Wal) and an English Nuttall (174th highest in England, 294th highest in England & Wales).
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Lady Anne's Way, a 161km (100 miles) linear footpath connecting Skipton in North Yorkshire, with Penrith in Cumbria, England. The Lady Anne's Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Lady Anne's Way.
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