Walk : Seat Sandal (2,415 feet) from Dunmail Raise
Date : 17th November 2018
Weather : Clear
blue sky, bright sunshine @ 8°C
Distance : 3 mile round trip
Time
Taken : 1 hour 30 mins to summit
Which
part of Lakeland is this walk situated
Terrain
Overview
Overview
After a week of nothing but gloom and doom in the media about bloody Brexit,
a much welcomed escape to
recharge the soul and
just get out there and climb a big hill. What an absolute glorious day to be
out on the fells. Seat Sandal from Dunmail Raise offers
no difficulties by
way of navigation and route finding – but a steep a stony track up Raise Beck
to Grizedale Tarn and a lung buster of a climb up the northern
shoulder following the
wall to the summit. The views at the top were breathtaking
Travelling north out of Ambleside take the A591
towards Keswick and at the very top of Dunmail Raise there is plenty of free
parking along the roadside
Whilst we got booted up and suitably attired Jones
licks his lips at the prospect of being out in the great outdoors for several
hours
The route up Raise Beck from the north bound side of
the carriageway
Looking south towards Helm Crag and the “Howitzer”
from the car park
Over the road at the side of the south bound
carriageway a Stile gives access to the start of the walk
Looking towards Steel Fell at the start of the walk
The big bags of stones dropped of by helicopter for
the “Fix the Fells Team”
Out of the bright sun now as we start to climb the
enclosed steep sided Raise Beck
The stony path closely runs parallel to the cascading
waterfall
Just approaching the
After some fairly rough and wet walking the path levels
off more and the walking becomes easier as we get catch our first glimpse of St
Sunday Crag
Look out for the old iron fence posts as this marks
the turning point right to gain the summit of Seat Sandal by the north flank
The St Sunday Crag ridge line from the iron posts
overlooking Grizedeale Tarn
From the posts the track climbs very steeply to the summit of Seat
Sandal
Looking back to the
Looking west from the climb and Great Gable pops up above the Steel Fell
ridge line
Panoramic view looking north over Dollywaggon Pike
After a strenuous pull to the top we finally make it to the summit of
Seat Sandal and back into the welcome sunshine
Click here for a 360 degree panoramic view from the summit of Seat
Sandal … https://youtu.be/pXDDFseZWEw
Jones waiting expectantly for his dinner
Looking across to Dollywaggon Pike and the very steep
path up to its summit. The remaining daylight prevented us making this climb
as we had to return down
Raise Beck which is more safely done in daylight
St Sunday Crag from the summit
Looking north towards Skiddaw
The wind shelter on the summit – much needed today
We stayed on top for some considerable time – the views today were just
breathtaking
To the south
Close up on the Skiddaw massif
Warm enough there Ste ??
Looking over Grizedale Tarn to
Being ever mindful of the diminishing daylight we head our way back down
Raise Beck
Back down at the start and a final gaze at the Howitzer on “The Lion and
the Lamb” before the last light. A fabulous day to be in
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