Seatallan 692m, Wasdale Head, Lake District (Nuttall & 3 Wainwrights).
Seatallan 692m, Buckbarrow 423m and Middle Fell 582m.
Summary
After two days off (a first) I was hoping to do the Mosedale Horseshoe today with fresh legs but the weather forecast wasn’t a good one. A first reserve hike was a short one to do Buckbarrow, Seatallan and Middle Fell before the rain came in. Being just off Wast Water which was only a twenty minute drive away it was easy enough to start at six o’clock in the morning and I was lucky enough to have pretty clear skies with lovely views of the Scafell range, Yewbarrow and Illgill Head ridge before the rain came in at just after nine.
There are no navigational difficulties on this hike really. After a 1.5km hike from the start point to the base of Buckbarrow there is a wall running alongside a forest. Simply follow this well defined path all the way to the cairned summit of Buckbarrow. A path then leads North West to the impressive cone type summit of nearby Glade How and then onward and gradually upwards to the trig pointed summit of Seatallan. After this is the down and up section to the beautiful craggy back of Middle Fell where there is another cairned summit and glorious views of the Scafell Group, Yewbarrow and Illgill Head. From here the path continues on a steep decent back down to the start point.
Parking: Small off road rough parking big enough for 4-5 cars or vans.
Route: Well defined paths throughout the route. Good views and a really nice hike.
Route Statistics: 10km with 750m of height gain done in 3 hours.
Info sheets.
Buckbarrow and Glade How.
Seatallan
Middle Fell