Walk : Middle Fell (1,908 ft), Seatallan (2,266 ft) & Buckbarrow (1,410 ft) from Greendale

Date : 2^nd June 2021

Weather : Hot sunny with a breeze 26 °C

Distance : 5 miles round trip

Time Taken : 1 hour 50 mins to first summit (Middle Fell)

Which part of Lakeland is this walk situated

Terrain Overview

Overview

The good weather continued, we decided to visit Wasdale to climb 3 Wainwrights in total

(2 new ones for me). The route from Greendale up to Middle Fell is steep but a good path

throughout. The views on top are expansive and hard to beat.

The path from Middle Fell to Seatallan is fairly straightforward with a steep climb to the summit.

The gently sloping path down to Buckbarrow is a joy to walk on

As we approach Greendale – the classic view of Wasdale

There is ample free car parking space at Greendale and the walks starts from here just

before reaching the hamlet

The path is fairly well defined throughout and leads directly on to the southern shoulder

of Middle Fell

Climb steeply initially until the path levels off a little. The route to the summit branches off right

here whilst the main track carries on to Greendale Tarn

The right fork in the path. This now climbs steadily but in parts steeply up the shoulder

The path winds its way through a rocky outcrop

Looking back to the Wast Water Screes from the path

Further on up the path and Seatallan and Haycock come into view

Eventually the path levels off a little and the views start to open up. Here looking across

to the Scafells

On the summit approach

The summit cairn comes into view

Sue, Ste & Spud on the summit of Middle Fell. Click here for a 360-degree view from

the summit … https://youtu.be/hcFaBCoeG8c

The Screes from the summit

A close up of Yewbarrow from the summit with Kirk Fell and Great Gable in the background

Scafell Pike (left) and Scafell (right) above Wast Water

Looking out to the Irish Sea from the summit

The track to Seatallan – a good track all the way down and easy to follow

There are a number of routes to the top of Seatallan, we chose the more direct route which

climbs steeply in its latter stages but is very easy to follow

Approaching the steep part

A brief look back to Middle Fell and Greendale Tarn from the climb to Seatallan

The final steep push – gird the loins for 20 mins of hard work!!

And then thankfully the summit cairn comes into view

Made it!! – Sue, Ste and the Spud Meister on the summit of Seatallan.

Click here for a 360-degree view … https://youtu.be/hcFaBCoeG8c

From the summit Trig point the path heading east towards Buckbarrow

There’s no real right or wrong way to get to Buckbarrow, but to avoid losing too much height

head for the rise that is seen in the centre of the shot

At this point we are on the main track having cut across the eastern flank of Seatallan

(Nether Wasdale Common). This leads to the marker cairn at Cat Bields.

The marker cairn at Cat Bields. Sellafield in the far distance Click here for

a 360-degree view … https://youtu.be/-Jg0QgOHoXM

From Cat Bields its just a case of following the path down the slope to the summit cairn on

Glade How (Buckbarrow) Click here for a 360 degree view from

the summit … https://youtu.be/_RKxGRr4sIU

There are numerous paths to follow to get back down to Greendale invariably the all lead

to the main path that runs parallel to Greendale Gill

On the main track down to Greendale

Buckbarrow from Greendale

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