Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Seathwaite (Borrowdale), is 6 miles long and will take about 5hrs. It is graded 6 (Moderate).


Route outline for walk c118:

Seathwaite (Borrowdale)  -  Stockley Bridge  -  Styhead Tarn  -  Sty Head  -  Great Gable  -  Westmorland Cairn  -  Windy Gap  -  Green Gable  -  Mitchell Cove  -  Blackmoor Pols  -  Base Brown  -  Gillercomb  -  Sour Milk Gill (Borrowdale)  -  Seathwaite (Borrowdale)




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
English
Mountains
Wainwright
3
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
3
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Gable at 899m (2951ft). Great Gable is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (9th highest in England, 25th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 7).

Great Gable is also known as an English Nuttall (11th highest in England, 28th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (4th highest in England, 238th highest in the UK).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Green Gable at 801m (2629ft). Green Gable is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (43rd highest in England, 78th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 34).

Green Gable is also known as an English Nuttall (50th highest in England, 93rd highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Base Brown at 646m (2120ft). Base Brown is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (148th highest in England, 254th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 117).

Base Brown is also known as an English Nuttall (196th highest in England, 338th highest in England & Wales).


You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

In no particular order . . .

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Base Brown summit cairn

Base Brown summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (533)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - A dusting of snow on the shoulder of Lingmell (left), Middle Fell (centre left in the distance) and Yewbarrow above Wasdale from Sty Head

A dusting of snow on the shoulder of Lingmell (left), Middle Fell (centre left in the distance) and Yewbarrow above Wasdale from Sty Head

Photo: Bob Ferguson (79)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Grasmere from Helm Crag

Grasmere from Helm Crag

Photo: Wayne Hill (61)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Great Gable from Green Gable

Great Gable from Green Gable

Photo: Matt Delemare (29)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Kirk Fell with Red Pike (Wasdale), Little Scoat Fell and Pillar behind from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Kirk Fell with Red Pike (Wasdale), Little Scoat Fell and Pillar behind from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Photo: Andy Malcolm (218)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Checking the GPS on Sty Head in the snow

Checking the GPS on Sty Head in the snow

Photo: Bob Ferguson (75)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Snow on Scafell Pike (left), Sca Fell (right top) and Lingmell (right centre) from Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable

Snow on Scafell Pike (left), Sca Fell (right top) and Lingmell (right centre) from Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable

Photo: Peter Dryden (21)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy from Base Brown

Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy from Base Brown

Photo: Chris Brankin (18)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Easedale from Sour Milk Gill

Easedale from Sour Milk Gill

Photo: David Hayter (269)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - On Great Gable

On Great Gable

Photo: Andrew Fryer (1)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Northern Souls Walking Club at the Remembrance Day service on top of Great Gable

Northern Souls Walking Club at the Remembrance Day service on top of Great Gable

Photo: Paul Brown (2)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Scafell re-visted. Me, my dog and my mates passing Styhead Tarn on the way up to Scafell Pike

Scafell re-visted. Me, my dog and my mates passing Styhead Tarn on the way up to Scafell Pike

Photo: Tony Rugg (1)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Wast Water from a misty Great Gable

Wast Water from a misty Great Gable

Photo: Simon Barnett (23)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Snow on Great Napes from Sty Head

Snow on Great Napes from Sty Head

Photo: Bob Ferguson (80)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - The summit cairn on Green Gable with Great Gable beyond

The summit cairn on Green Gable with Great Gable beyond

Photo: Matt Delemare (31)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Photo: Simon Barnett (27)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Styhead Tarn from Windy Gap bewteen Great Gable and Green Gable

Styhead Tarn from Windy Gap bewteen Great Gable and Green Gable

Photo: Simon Barnett (36)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - The scree slope on the western slope of Great Gable

The scree slope on the western slope of Great Gable

Photo: Karen Harding (7)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - My wife Pamela on the top of Green Gable with Great Gable behind

My wife Pamela on the top of Green Gable with Great Gable behind

Photo: Andrew Ward (2)

Walk c118 Great Gable from Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - Wast Water and The Wasdale Valley from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Wast Water and The Wasdale Valley from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Photo: Matt Delemare (35)


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