| Glaramara to Styhead via Allen Crags, starting from Seathwaite Farm | |
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| (Distance: 9.2 miles) | |
| From the roadside parking, walk past Seathwaite farm
buildings then join the path going off left alongside the cottages. The
path soon turns left through a gate then back out from Seathwaite into
Borrowdale. (photo: Looking back to Seathwaite from a rather wet path) |
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| The path eventually joins a track coming from
Thorneythwaite farm, which continues out to the Borrowdale road. As the
track gets nearer the road, take the footpath off to the right,
following it around to the right as it soon starts heading up, and
above, Comb Gill. (photo: View down Borrowdale from the path up to Rosthwaite Fell) |
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| Soon after the waterfall (down to the left), the path
starts to climb right up Thorneythwaite Fell, then bears left heading
south. (photo: Sunrays on Glaramara) |
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| (photo: Blue sky over Fleetwith Pike) |  |
| Continue on the path south, gently gaining height over
boggy and rocky ground, until the foot of Glaramara rocky summit is
reached. A short easy scramble leads up to Glaramara, although the
scramble can be avoided by following a route right around the rocks. (photo: A couple on the short scramble to Glaramara summit) |
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| Continue south from the summit, passing High House Tarn
on the way, finishing with a short ascent up Allan Crags. Drop down from
Allan Crags to Esk Hause area, with paths heading down into Eskdale, up
Esk Pike, left and down to Angle Tarn, straight on to Calf Cove and
Great End, with right down to Sprinkling Tarn and Styhead beyond. (photo: Great Gable clearing of cloud) |
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| Turn right and follow the path down to Sprinkling Tarn,
then on to the mountain rescue box at Styhead. (photo: Styhead Tarn) |
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| (photo: Cloud covers Great End around to Lingmell from Styhead Tarn) |  |
| From the rescue box head down the path, with
Styhead Tarn to the right, then across the wooden bridge over Styhead
Gill. (photo: Looking back up to Styhead from further down Styhead Gill) |
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| (photo: Looking down to Borrowdale from above Taylorgill Force) |  |
| Continue on the path to above Taylorgill Force, then
down to Stockley Bridge. (photo: Taylorgill Force from the track to Seathwaite Farm from Stockley Bridge) |
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| From the bridge, follow the stony track back through
Seathwaite farm yard and to the parking area. (photo: Approaching Seathwaite Farm) |
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