| Seat Sandal - Route One |
| Start - Dunmail Raise NY 327 116 | Distance - 1.5 miles | Ascent - 1,620 feet | Time - 1 hour : 25 minutes |
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| Dunmail Raise, the highest point of the |
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| A path heads towards Raise Beck passing the original course of the beck that used to flow south from the summit of Dunmail Raise, now largely dry. The stream was diverted to the north to feed the Thirlmere reservoir |
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| Looking across the slopes of Steel Fell towards Helm Crag and Gibson Knott. The Howitzer is clearly visible on the horizon |
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| Approaching the entrance to the Raise Beck valley |
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| Looking back to the starting point from the lower section of the path. The long eastern flank of Steel Fell rises above the opposite side of the pass |
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| Raise Beck runs in a deeply enclosed valley between the slopes of Willie Wife Moor and Seat Sandal which means the views are very restricted. The path beside the stream is initially quite good but it becomes much rougher as height is gained |
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| Looking down the lower part of Raise Beck |
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| The lower and smaller of the two cascades that are the main attraction on this very confined route Seat Sandal - page 1 |
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| Looking up to the series of waterslides below the higher cascade. The path alongside them becomes quite rough and eroded |
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| Nearing the top of the gill where the view opens out over Steel Fell to the Central Fells |
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| The gradient eases as Fairfield appears and the path veers away from the beck to avoid a boggy area near its source |
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| A last look back down the steep sided valley |
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| Old metal fenceposts mark the highest point of the main path before it splits to contour around Grisedale Tarn. Another path turns to the right and begins to ascend the northern slopes of Seat Sandal |
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| The path rises towards a collapsed wall and it is just a matter of following its course to the summit ridge |
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| Grisedale Tarn from the start of the path to Seat Sandal's summit ridge The low point on the ridge above the tarn's outlet is Deepdale Hause with the ridge leading up from it to Cofa Pike and |
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| The ever widening views help to enliven the dull climb to the ridge. Steel Fell now appears completely dominated by the huge bulk of Ullscarf. The dome of Great Gable appears over the ridge of Glaramara with Pillar further to the right. High Stile and Red Pike are just visible over the summit of Ullscarf with Dale Head on the right |
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| Grisedale Tarn with St. Sunday Crag beyond its outlet, the slopes of Dollywaggon Pike rising on the left |
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| Looking back over Willie Wife Moor to Skiddaw beyond the dark slopes of Helvellyn on the right |
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| Nearing the top of the north slope and looking down to Grisedale Tarn. Place Fell appears in the distance between Dollwaggon Pike and St.Sunday Crag |
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| Looking over the summit cairn to St.Sunday Crag, Cofa Pike and |
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| Cofa Pike and Fairfield |
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| Great Rigg |
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| Looking south over the Great Rigg ~ Stone Arthur ridge to Heron Pike |
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| Grasmere and Coniston Water |
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| Looking south west over Lingmoor Fell and Silver How to the Coniston Fells |
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| Easedale Tarn below a sunlit Blea Rigg. The Langdale Pikes in the middle distance with Crinkle Crags on the horizon |
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| On the horizon from the left, |
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| The North Western Fells on the horizon |
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| Sunlit High Seat and Bleaberry Fell on the left with the Skiddaw group in the distance |
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| Looking north to High Crag and Dollywaggon Pike |
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| AW's sketch of Ullswater appears to have made some distance north-east of the summit on the other side of the ruined wall Seat Sandal - page 8 |
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| Place Fell framed between the steep slopes of Dollywaggon Pike and St.Sunday Crag |
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| A lone walker approaches the summit after ascending the south ridge. The cairn he has just passed stands above a steep slope and offers better views down to |
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| Grasmere from the south west viewpoint cairn |
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| Easedale Tarn and a sunlit Harrison Stickle from the south west cairn |
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| More sunlight illuminates Great Gable and the ridge leading to Ullscarf from Greenup Edge |
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| The south eastern slopes of Ullscarf in sunlight with High Stile visible above its summit ridge |
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| The North Western Fells on the skyline |
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| From the south west cairn there is a much better view of Thirlmere. High Seat and Bleaberry Fell are the sunlit fells above it with Raven Crag in shadow below the backdrop provided by the Skiddaw group |
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