| Caw Fell | Haycock | Seatallan | Buckbarrow | ||||||
| Date: | 26th November 2018 | Distance: | 20.1km (12.48 Miles) | Parking: | Wast Water | |
| Start Location: | Wast Water | Ascent (m/ft): | 981m (3219ft) | Weather: | Sunny |
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| Time Started: | 08:30 | Highest Point: | Haycock (797m/2615ft) | Difficulty: | Difficult | |
| Duration: | 7 Hours 18 Minutes | |||||
| Route: | Wast Water (Near Greendale) - Nether Beck - Little Lad Crag - Caw Fell (697m/2287ft) - Haycock (797m/2615ft) - Gowder Crag - High Pikehow - Pots of Ashness - Shooting How - Seatallan (692m/2270ft) - Cat Bields - Glade How (433m/1241ft) - Buckbarrow (423m/1388ft) - Greendale - Wast Water | |||||
The weather is set to be the best day of the week today so what better walk than a 12.5 mile route around the breathtaking Wasdale Valley. 4 Wainwright Peaks and some dramatic views make this one of the very best! |
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 A calm morning down by the shores of Wast Water. |
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 The spectacular Wasdale Screes. |
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 Great Gable, Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Sca Fell. |
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 The Scafells. |
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 One of the many waterfalls along Nether Beck. |
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 Nether Beck. |
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 The Nether Beck Valley with Haycock at its head. |
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 A view down the valley with Slight Side on the skyline. |
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 Haycock. |
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 A full length view down Nether Beck to Middle Fell and Seatallan. |
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 Blue skies above as I approach the Col. |
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 The distant Sca Fells with Mickledor between the two peaks. |
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 Gaining more height above Nether Beck. |
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 Upon reaching the Col I turned left towards Haycock and was treated to a great view to Scoat Fell. |
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 And a superb view towards High Stile and Red Pike. |
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 Great Borne and the wooded valley of Ennerdale. |
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 A view down to Ennerdale Water past Little Gowder Crag and Iron Crag. |
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 Little Gowder Crag. |
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 Sellafield Nuclear Power Station on the Coast. |
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 Breathtaking mountain scenery on the way to Caw Fell. |
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 Caw Fell summit Cairn. |
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 A view across the summit to the coast. |
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 No a breath of wind blowing as I admired the view from the summit. |
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 Sca Fell. |
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 About 35 Miles away you can make out the mountains on the Isle of Man. |
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 A view back down as I made my way up to Haycock. |
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 The snowline is reached. |
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 The summit cairn on Haycock. |
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 Distant Helvellyn. |
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 Blencathra. |
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 My route... a steep drop down to Pots of Ashness and then up the steep northern side of Seatallan. |
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 The Scafells are rarely out of view along the walk. |
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 The Scafells from High Pikehow 574m. |
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 Great Gable. |
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 It might be hard to see but there is a tarn there called Scoat Tarn. |
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 The summit Trig on Seatallan. It was hardf work getting up the northern side but there is a faint path and it didn't take long, even with aching legs. |
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 The ancient cairn on the summit, likely a bronze age burial mound. |
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 A Panorama like no other... |
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 The breathtaking view of the Cumbrian Coast. |
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 A wider view of the summit. |
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 Down by the cairn on Cat Bields. |
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 The cairn on Glade How. |
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 And another cairn, this one on the summit of Buckbarrow - the final wainwright for the day. |
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 Looking towards the Screes. |
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 Admiring the dramatic views from the edge of Buckbarrow. |
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A long way down... not for me! |
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 Looking up from the bottom. |
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 Walking the final section along the road back to Wast Water. |
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