DATE 08.09.2025 | DISTANCE approx 8.8KM approx | HIGHEST POINT 692M
Posted by Matt | Filed under lake district
This was an enjoyable little circuit. Firstly up Middle Fell. A fell that keep teasing me with false summits but once at the true summit, some great 360 views. Then a big drop in elevation and up the very steep side of Seatallan, with views across to Sellafield and the coastline. Lastly, down to Buckbarrow and some confusion of what three possible cairns was considered the summit. We made sure to stop at them all.
SETTING OFF FROM grEENDALE.
BUCKBARROW
THE START OF OUR CLIMB UP MIDDLE FELL.
LETS TAKE A LOOK BACK. CAN'T FORGET TO DO THAT EVERY SO OFTEN AND CATCH A BREATHER TOO.
SO MANY TIMES I THOUGHT I WAS VIEWING THE SUMMIT. THAT'S NOT IT.
THAT'S NOT IT.
AH, YES. FINALLY MADE IT AND STILL ABLE TO SEE DOWN TO WAST WATER. THROUGH THE CLOUD.
LOOKING BACK TO MIDDLE FELL AND GREENDALE TARN AS WE CLIMBED UP WAINWRIGHT SUMMIT NO:2, SEATALLAN.
SEATALLAN SUMMIT.
I'VE SEEN SO MANY STORM SHELTERS THIS WEEK. HERE'S ANOTHER ON SEATALLAN AND SELLAFIELD POWER STATION IN THE DISTANCE.
STEADY DESCENT FROM SEATALLAN TOWARDS CAT BIELDS.
SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAIRNS AS WE DESCENT SEATALLAN .
TAKING A BREAK ON GLADE HOW
BUCKBARROW SUMMIT. WE WERE NOT SURE AT FIRST BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK ON THE OS MAP TO WHERE BUCKBARROW IS, IT'S NAME IS NOT THAT CLOSE TO WHERE THE ACTUAL SUMMIT IS.
WAST WATER WITH ILLGILL HEAD AND WHIN RIGG BEHIND. WE WILL BE VISITING THOSE SUMMITS IN A FEW DAYS TIME.
THE UNCERTAINTY LED US TO VISIT EACH CAIRN WE COULD SEE. IT WORKED IN OUR FAVOUR THOUGH, AS THIS SPOT PROVIDED A GREAT VIEW DOWN TO WAST WATER. THIS SPOT HERE IS PRECISELY WHERE BUCKBARROW IS WORDED ON THE MAP, BUT IT'S NOT IT.
HEADING DOWN NOW, AIMING TO DESCEND NEAR TONGUES GILLS TO GREENDALE GILL.
ALMOST BACK DOWN TO GREENDALE.
HOUSE AT GREENDALE.
FROM THE CAR, LOKING BACK TO BUCKBARROW.
AND IN THE OTHER DIRECTION WE CAN NOW SEE A RARE VIEW. THE SCAFELLS NOT BURIED IN CLOUD!
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