Walk ny103 Rogan's Seat and Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) from Keld

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11mls (17.5km)
Ascent:	2,681ft (817m)
Time:	6¾hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk ny103:

Keld  -  The Pennine Way  -  The Herriot Way  -  The River Swale  -  Swaledale  -  Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk  -  Kisdon Force  -  Crackpot Hall  -  Swinner Gill  -  Hind Hole Beck  -  Swinner Gill Lead Mines  -  East Grain  -  High Stone Man  -  Rogan's Seat  -  Moor Hen Nest  -  Water Crag (Arkengarthdale)  -  Blakethwaite Gill  -  Blakethwaite Meres  -  Blakethwaite Dams  -  Gunnerside Gill  -  Eweleap Scar  -  Bling Gill  -  Lownathwaite Mea  -  High Whim  -  Swinner Gill  -  Kisdon Force  -  Crackpot Hall  -  Keld

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1 English Mountain

0 Wainwrights

2 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Marilyn

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Rogan's Seat at 672m (2205ft). Rogan's Seat is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (126th highest in England, 211th highest in England & Wales)

Rogan's Seat is also known as an English Nuttall (168th highest in England, 282nd highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (39th highest in England, 648th highest in the UK).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) at 668m (2192ft). Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) is also known as an English Nuttall (173rd highest in England, 293rd highest in England & Wales). The summit of Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Herriot Way, an 88km (55 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Aysgarth Falls in North Yorkshire, England. The Herriot Way is waymarked by the occasional named post. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Herriot Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, a 306km (190 miles) linear footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria, England with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk is waymarked by the occasional sign. For more walks that include a section of this trail see Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny103 Rogan's Seat and Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) from Keld

In no particular order . . .

Water Crag (Arkengarthdale) summit shelter

Photo: Mark Kissipie (113)

Blakethwaite Bottom

Photo: Mike Knipe (50)

East Grain from Swinner Gill Lead Mines

Photo: Mark Kissipie (109)

Rogan's Seat Summit Cairn

Photo: Mark Kissipie (110)

Swaledale

Photo: Paul Holroyd (17)

East Gill Waterfall, Keld

Photo: Mark Kissipie (104)

Kidson Force, Keld

Photo: Christine Shepherd (51)

Stone Beacon West of Water Crag (Arkengarthdale)

Photo: Mark Kissipie (111)

Wensledale from Swaledale in the snow

Photo: Sue Take (4)

Keld Hill

Photo: Bob Illingworth (25)

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