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| Mill Bridge, one mile to the north of Grasmere, is the starting point for this walk. A signposted walled lane leads alongside cottages, the start of an ancient bridleway to Patterdale, which climbs by Little Tongue Gill and crosses over Grisedale Hause. There is ample parking in lay-bys a few hundred yards on either side of the bridge |
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| The lane leads up to a gate which gives access to a rough track |
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| The gate at the top of the lane |
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| The south ridge of Seat Sandal from the bridleway track |
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| Looking back along the bridleway track |
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| Grisedale Hause flanked by Seat Sandal and Fairfield |
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| The bridleway track rises high above the tree-shrouded Tongue Gill on the right. It is only followed for a little over a quarter of a mile to a point where it begins to level off before it starts to descend to cross Little Tongue Gill |
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| A gate beside a field barn on the left gives access to three walled field pastures on the lower slopes of Seat Sandal's south ridge |
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| Helm Crag and Gibson's Knott from the field barn |
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| The path rises diagonally across the first field to a gate in its right corner |
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| Looking back to Grasmere |
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| The gate into the second field |
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| The south ridge from the second field |
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| Looking over to Steel Fell from the second field |
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| The gate into the third field |
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| The path rises more steeply through the third field to a handgate in its upper wall |
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| Looking over to Gibson's Knott, Calf Crag and Steel Fell |
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| A handgate in the right wall allows access to a path which leads up from Little Tongue Gill |
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| The handgate in the upper wall gives access to the open fellside below a couple of rocky knolls |
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| The second rocky knoll |
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| Looking over towards Fairfield |
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| Looking over to Steel Fell |
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| Looking down on Great Tongue and the bridleway alongside Little Tongue Gill |
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| The path climbing the second rocky knoll |
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| From the top of the second rocky knoll the path traverses over a series of grass knolls crossing a little wet, reed covered ground on the way |
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| Looking back to Grasmere |
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| Looking over to Steel Fell, the summit of Ullscarf just appearing above it, with High Raise the highest of the Central Fells on the left |
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| The path skirts around the final knoll to reach a narrow col behind it |
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| Looking back towards Heron Pike |
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| Looking over to Great Rigg above Little Tongue and Great Tongue |
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| Looking over towards the summit of Fairfield |
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| From the col the path climbs more steeply up broad open slopes of the south ridge |
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| Looking over to Geat Rigg |
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| Looking back down the south ridge |
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| Great Rigg, Erne Crag and Heron Pike |
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| Great Gable appears over Greenup Edge |
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| Looking back to Grasmere |
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| Higher on the south ridge |
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| Looking across to the North-Western Fells, Grasmoor, Eel Crag, Hopegill Head and Grisedale Pike being prominent |
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| Erne Crag and Heron Pike across the valley of Tongue Gill |
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| Bowfell, the Scafells, Great Gable, Red Pike, Pillar, Ullscarf, Dale Head and High Spy form the horizon |
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| The Coniston Fells and Crinkle Crags |
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| The top of the south ridge comes into view |
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| The North-Western Fells over the Central Fells |
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| The final slope leading up to the top of the south ridge |
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| Looking over to Great Rigg , Erne Crag and Heron Pike from near the top of the south ridge |
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| Two marker cairns sit at the top of the south ridge |
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| The cairns on the top of the south ridge |
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| Grasmere from the top of the south ridge which is a wonderful viewpoint |
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| Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, the Scafells, Great Gable, Red Pike and Pillar from the top of the south ridge |
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| The North-Western Fells from the top of the south ridge |
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| Skiddaw from the top of the south ridge |
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| The summit of Seat Sandal lies a futher quarter of a mile along from the top of the south ridge |
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| Looking across to Helvellyn and Dollywaggon Pike from the path to the summit |
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| There is a minor depression to cross on the way to the summit which contains a small pool |
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| Skiddaw from the pool |
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| Approaching the summit of Seat Sandal |
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| The summit cairn on Seat Sandal |
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| The wind shelter built with stones from a ruined wall occupies the highest point |
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| Fairfield from the summit of Seat Sandal |
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| Great Rigg from the summit of Seat Sandal |
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| Erne Crag and Heron Pike from the summit of Seat Sandal |
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| Grasmere from the summit of Seat Sandal |
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| The Coniston Fells, Grey Friar, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from the summit of Seat Sandal |
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| Looking south-west along the summt ridge to the Scafell group above High Raise |
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| Great End, Great Gable, Pillar, High Stile and Dale Head form the horizon |
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| The North Western Fells over the Central Fells from the summit of Seat Sandal |
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| Skiddaw from the summit of Seat Sandal |
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| Dollywaggon Pike from the summit of Seat Sandal |
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| St. Sunday Crag from the summit of Seat Sandal |
