Wast Water – Seatallan summit loop from Wasdale

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Wast Water – Seatallan summit loop from Wasdale

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Wast Water – Seatallan summit loop from Wasdale

04:12

11.2km

620m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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10 m

Wast Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

It is from the western and southern banks of Wast Water that a view, often cited as England's favourite, will enchant anyone who visits. Framed perfectly by the lake below, …

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1.16 km

Parking Area Near Lake District Mountains

Highlight • Parking

Plenty of space but no overnights

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3.69 km

Glade How Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

The cairn on Glade How is really handsome! A pyramid that can be seen through the mist on a poor weather day that lets the hill walker know they're on …

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6.04 km

Seatallan Summit Cairn and Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

6.12 km

Seatallan summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Seatallan is a 2,270-foot (692 m) Wainwright in the Lake District National Park. On the summit plateau you'll find a trig pillar and a large cairn but neither of these …

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6.67 km

View of Middle Fell from Seatallan

Highlight • Natural Monument

7.85 km

Greendale Tarn

Lake

9.00 km

Waterfall Pool on Grains Gill

Highlight • Natural Monument

11.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.37 km

3.00 km

2.60 km

2.12 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.00 km

2.41 km

1.69 km

1.50 km

915 m

620 m

Elevation

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Highest point (680 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

12°C

5°C

30 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

October 13, 2022,3. Greendale Round | Western | Challenging Lake District Family Hike

A lovely wander around the Greendale Round with my parents who are up visiting from Lincolnshire ❤

We started the walk from the off-road parking area just to the east of where Greendale Gill meets the road. We hiked up Middle Fell first, a fairly steady pull up to the cairned summit which offers marvellous views to Scafell Pike across …

February 9, 2022,Bitter winds and boggy paths!

3 more wainwright’s done… 20 to go! I would of done more today but the 4 hour drive there, slippy boggy paths, freezing winds and 4 hour drive back killed my motivation 😅

May 16, 2026,Greendale Round - Middle Fell, Seatallan and Buckbarrow ⛰️

We had a few hours to spare after our morning trip to see the Bluebird K7 festival so did this shorter loop which ticked off 3 Wainwright's. The weather was pants, drizzle and lots of fog so pretty much no views at all 😶‍🌫️☹️
Seatallan - 691m
Middle Fell - 582m
Buckbarrow - 430m