Meet time: 9.15am
Start time: 9.30am
Estimated finish time: 3.30pm to 4pm
Distance: 9.7 miles (15.6 kilometres)
Ascent: 2,740 feet (835 meters)
Ramblers walk grading: A
Start point: Seathwaite (the hamlet at the end of the road with the farm houses)
Postcode: CA12 5XJ
Car parking: Along the road to Seathwaite beyond the woodland are many places to park adjacent to the road on the grass. Be sure to arrive before 9am to get an easy space.
It is the responsibility of each walker to make sure they understand where to park. If you are not sure where the car parking/meeting point is, you must contact the walk leader at the latest the day before the walk. You should not rely on mobile phones or postcodes. There is often no mobile reception near walk meeting points and postcodes are for the nearest place nearby but should only serve as a guideline. Please allow plenty of time to find a parking space so that walks can start promptly.
Description: The walk starts from Seathwaite and follows the path to Styhead Tarn which is an easy-going ascent, about halfway there we come close to Taylor Gill Force. At Styhead Tarn Scafell Pike and the Corridor Route can be seen, while Great End, Seathwaite Fell Great Gable surround this lake. From Styhead Tarn we move southwards and take a steeper route to reach Sprinkling Tarn, at this lake we are at an elevation of about 2000 feet with the eastern rocky face of Great End dominating the scene. From here we make the quick and easy (and flat) approach to Seathwaite Fell which will be the first mountain of the day.
After Seathwaite Fell the ascent continues as the path moves past Sprinkling Tarn and approaches Esk Hause, we will briefly come to Esk Hause before taking the western path which approaches the Scafell Range. Once on the top of this range we will take a faint path leading to Great End. The summit of Great End, which is just a bit below 3000 feet, is largely a boulder field but it has amazing views of the Scafell Range, Great Gable and Borrowdale. This will be the second and final mountain of the walk.
The descent begins with a return to Sprinkling Tarn, we won’t come to the tarn directly but go down instead Grains Gill to bypass Styhead Tarn. This will take us back to Seathwaite more quickly!
Please contact Miles on 07842 783319 by 10pm on Friday 27 January if you are coming on this walk (text or phone or use Whatsapp, or message on Facebook (Miles Saunders-Priem)). This walk is suitable for dogs but please make sure you keep your dog under control.
Please check the weather and bring appropriate clothing (waterproofs and spare warm clothing), footwear and enough food and water. The leader reserves the right to turn away any walker not suitably equipped. The leader may cancel the walk or modify the route dependent on conditions.
Car sharing is now possible – please contact the walk leader to arrange.
New members: please note the walk leader may ask for more information about your walking experience. This is to ensure you have the fitness required to complete the walk that is planned safely.