GREENDALE 3 PEAKS - WASTWATER

[susanmyatt]

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We were parked up at Greendale and were ready for walking at 8.00am, not a very nice morning with the rain and low cloud but off we set straight up Middle Fell.

Gloomy Wastwater

Middle Fell

We followed the Greendale Tarn path but we left this and headed upwards

Route takes a right

It was hard going with the rain and now as we climbed the wind was getting up, also the mist was getting worse so the camera stayed in the bag until we reached the summit at 582m

Middle Fell summit

The ground was waterlogged after seriously heavy overnight rain and poor weather the week before, this made it hard going as we sunk into the ground. We were soon descending down off the fell to the level of Greendale Tarn.

View back up Middle Fell

Visibility was still poor which was a good job as we set off up the steep ascent to Seatallan we couldn't see the top.

Steeper than it looks

It started steep and got worse as the soggy grass changed to scree and boulders, on a good note the mist kept clearing and giving us some views.

Looking down to the tarn

We even got our first view of Yewbarrow

Yewbarrow

Once past the boulder field we crested the flat summit and headed for the trig and shelter atop Seatallan, at 692m

Seatallan summit at 692m

It was trying its best to clear but we didn't hang around as it was still blowy and a bit chilly as we set off across Nether Wasdale Common, still treading water but downwards now to Cat Bields.

Back to Seatallan

We went in a straight line until we reached this cairn and turned left, still boggy

Much brighter now

It was now that we met our first fellow walker, obviously waited for the sun to come up It was getting warmer and visibility was quite good now as we headed for Glade How and then Buckbarrow

Glade How

Buckbarrow summit at 423m

Suddenly there were people everywhere in the warm sun wondering why we were wrapped up and looking bedraggled We went left to the descent back into the valley passing Jos Naylor's cairn as we dropped onto the path that would see us back at Greendale Hamlet, what we now had were views to die for

Back to Seatallan

The Scafells

Middle Fell

The screes

The screes looked magnificent and reminded us of when we trekked along them, without injury

Wastwater

Cloud free

We could see our route up Middle Fell

Middle Fell

Last sitdown with beck behind

It remained for one last look back to Buckbarrow

Buckbarrow

It was a good walk that started grimly but finished in fantastic weather and we really enjoyed it

[yokehead]

Great stuff, and what an amazing change in the weather. Looks like you were in danger of getting a suntan at the end!

[ChrisW]

Great report, lovely piccys; hard to believe it was the same day....but then that's the hills for you

[PauloUK77]

Good to see the weather cleared up for you, its been lovely down here in Lincolnshire today.Cleethorpes beach was like being at the Med.

[susanmyatt]

It was glorious Friday in the Lakes, sadly we weren't walking that day

[canisp]

Glad the weather cleared up for you. I always welcome the odd shower early in the day, it clears the air which is good for photography as your later photos show, good colours and crisp, the Isle of Man clearly visible in your Glade How shot.

……descent back into the valley passing Jos Naylor's cairn……

I saw a tall slender cairn as i descended into the valley and always wondered what it commemorated as there was no plaque or marker on it, a mystery solved

[susanmyatt]

Yes, Jos built it himself, he lived or lives in the valley and some of the very thick dry stone walls are his handywork