Walk c431 The Wet Sleddale Wainwright Outlying Fells

This 11¼ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Wet Sladdale Reservoir & will take about 5¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:11¼mls (18km)
Ascent:1,614ft (492m)
Time:5¾hrs
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Route outline for walk c431:

Wet Sladdale Reservoir  -  Poor Hag Wood  -  Poorhag Gill  -  Wetsleddale Moor Lunch House  -  Howe Gill  -  The Shap Fells  -  Gray Bull  -  Sherry Gill  -  Sleddale Pike  -  Wasdale Pike  -  Great Yarlside  -  Great Saddle Crag  -  Ulthwaite Rigg  -  Scam Matthew  -  High Wether Howe  -  Haskew Tarn  -  Seat Robert  -  Gambling Crag  -  Willy Winder Hill  -  Great Ladstones  -  Bleak Hill  -  Willy Fold  -  White Crag  -  Michael Moss  -  Sleddale Hall  -  Sleddale Beck  -  Wet Sladdale Reservoir.


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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Yarlside at 585m (1920ft). Great Yarlside is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 3)

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Wasdale Pike at 565m (1854ft). Wasdale Pike is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 7)

You will also reach the summit of Great Saddle Crag at 565m (1854ft). Great Saddle Crag is also known as an Wainwright Outlying Fell (No. 6)

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

  • Seat Robert at 515m (1690ft). Seat Robert is classified as an English Dewey (150th highest in England, 345th highest in England & Wales) 5 The summit of Seat Robert is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c431 The Wet Sleddale Wainwright Outlying Fells

In no particular order . . .

Packhorse Bridge over Mosedale Beck, Wasdale Head, Wast Water

Packhorse Bridge over Mosedale Beck, Wasdale Head, Wast Water

Photo: Wayne Hill (18)

Seat Robert summit cairn

Seat Robert summit cairn

Photo: David Elliott (45)

Cairn on Great Yarlside

Cairn on Great Yarlside

Photo: Christine Shepherd (285)

Kensgriff from Yarlside

Kensgriff from Yarlside

Photo: Mike Knipe (36)

Ulthwaite Rigg summit cairn

Ulthwaite Rigg summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (340)

Sunset on Scafell Pike, Mickledore and Sca Fell from Wasdale

Sunset on Scafell Pike, Mickledore and Sca Fell from Wasdale

Photo: Mick Fox (8)

Sleddale Pike summit

Sleddale Pike summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (338)

Mickledore at Sunset from Wasdale

Mickledore at Sunset from Wasdale

Photo: Craig Carter (27)

The summit of Great Ladstones

The summit of Great Ladstones

Photo: David Elliott (43)

Great Saddle Crag summit cairn

Great Saddle Crag summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (339)


. . . load all 38 walk photos from Walk c431 The Wet Sleddale Wainwright Outlying Fells

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