Distance: Approx 7.5 miles / 12 km
Ascent: Approx 670m
Time: 7 hours max (Estimated finish time 17:00)
Graded moderate
Meet time 09:45 am
Start time 10:00 am
Start point: Seathwaite Parish room car park (Postcode: LA20 6ED)
Car parking: Seathwaite Parish room car park (donation box £2) or some roadside parking by the church or further up the road. Parking is very limited, car sharing is highly recommended.
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: A lovely walk with views to the Isle of man and over Coniston (weather permitting). The first half of the walk is a continuous climb, but the path is good and the views will be worth the effort.
Coming out of the car park we turn right and follow the road a short while till we reach a sign saying Turner Hall campsite. We take that road going right, but after a few meters the road to the campsite goes right, but we take the track that goes left at that point, going round the edge of the campsite. We follow the signpost saying “Walna Scar”, going through a few fields. After High Moss house, ignore the ladder stile on the right, we follow the track to the road. Turn right once on the road and go past Beck House. That road then ends, so just before the bridge, we take the path on the right and going up. This is the Walna Scar Road. We follow that large path all the way up to the next gate which we go through. At that point, we continue on the path called Walna Scar Side, it traverses from bottom right to top left and leads to the junction of path just below Brown Pike. At that junction we go left, taking the path up to Brown Pike. Then we follow the ridgeline, going on to Buck Pike and Dow Crag. We will stop for lunch at this point.
From Dow Crag, we descend towards Goat’s Hawse and take the path on our left which runs alongside Far Gill. It leads all the way down to Seathwaite. Once we reach the bottom, there are a couple of becks to cross and the ground is boggy. But we soon join the path alongside the north side of the tarn. We will cross the footbridges and follow the dam to reach a large track. We then stay on that track all the way back to the bridge where we initially started going up the Walna Scar path. Ignore all paths that appear on the left and right. We just stay on the large track. Then we go through the fields by High Moss and Turner hall campsite to follow the road back to the car park.
Please contact Nathalie on number removed by 10pm on Friday 18 June if you are coming on this walk (text or phone only, I am not on Facebook). 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.
We strongly advise walkers to carry hand sanitiser and to touch as little as possible during the walk. We will walk 2m apart as much as possible. We will not be able to share any equipment, drinks or food. Please carry a mask in your bag in case it is needed. If we need to go through a gate, the walk leader will take responsibility for opening and closing the gate to save multiple people touching it. 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.