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Pillar – Yewbarrow Loop from Seatoller

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Pillar – Yewbarrow Loop from Seatoller

Stefan planned a hike

May 28, 2021

Pillar – Yewbarrow Loop from Seatoller

Hard

07:37

17.5km

2.3km/h

1,160m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Camping Site

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138 m

Wasdale Campsite & Lake Head Car Park

Highlight • Rest Area

A great little camp site that's very central to some amazing walks. The hike to the highest point in England, Scafell Pike, at 3,209 feet (978 m), can be started from here.

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1.69 km

Wasdale Head Inn

Highlight • Pub

The Wasdale Head Inn is known to be the spiritual home of British climbing. From here the first pivotal climbing expeditions into the Lakes crags took place during the 'golden …

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5.52 km

Black Sail Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Black Sail Pass connects two of Lakeland's most remote and spectacular valleys, the Mosedale branch of Wasdale and Ennerdale. Making use of the col between Pillar and Kirk Fell, …

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7.97 km

Pillar Summit

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This broad, flat summit is wonderfully situated above the increasingly wild valley of Ennerdale to the north and Mosedale, the remote offshoot of Wasdale, to the south. As such the …

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11.4 km

View of Yewbarrow

Highlight • Summit

Yewbarrow has some great scrambling at either end, however, would not recommend to try to descend at the Dore head end, quite challenging in places

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14.6 km

Base of Bell Rib

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There is a rock Rib directly in front which can be climbed to a grass plateau at the base of the Rib (Dry weather only). This can be bypassed by …

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15.5 km

Yewbarrow

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This is the fourth Wasdale peak on our Trail 100 list, but despite being the lowest, Yewbarrow is more than a match for its neighbours. Taking the form of an …

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17.5 km

End point

Camping Site

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

2.48 km

1.45 km

533 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

2.93 km

2.24 km

1.45 km

184 m

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Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Pillar – Yewbarrow Loop from Seatoller

Wasdale Campsite & Lake Head Car Park

Wasdale Head Inn

Black Sail Pass

Pillar Summit

View of Yewbarrow

Base of Bell Rib

Yewbarrow

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