Walking up High Seat provides options to explore the surroundings of both Derwent Water and Thirlmere, the lakes which run down the fell’s east and western flanks. While the 1,995-foot …

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Location: St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. High Seat, Walla Crag & Castlehead loop from Keswick — Lake District National Park

14.7km

04:42

590m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. High Tove Summit Cairn – Thirlmere Reservoir loop from Legburthwaite

12.8km

04:18

520m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Bleaberry Fell – View of Derwent Water loop from Grange

9.40km

03:16

470m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Adventurer Nic

May 6, 2021

Many will joke that you have to swim to get here! There is a lot of soft peaty ground that has a reputation for swallowing up innocent hikers, sometimes to their waist! Walking poles are a great assistant for navigating the softer/wetter parts of this fell (and its neighbours Bleaberry Fell and High Tove). Either that or wait until a heat wave or when it's completely iced over for the best experience. The summit is next to the trig pillar and the views across the north western Lake District are stunning on a good day.

Woody

June 18, 2021

the new path from high seat to high Tove is excellent

David Howells

October 17, 2022

A nice summit trig point but as Ad Nic says a bit of a bog to get here. Coming over from Bleaberry Fell in October was a bog fest and I was surprised I didn't see any crocodiles!

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Location: St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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High Seat Summit (Lake District)

1. High Seat, Walla Crag & Castlehead loop from Keswick — Lake District National Park

2. High Tove Summit Cairn – Thirlmere Reservoir loop from Legburthwaite

3. Bleaberry Fell – View of Derwent Water loop from Grange

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