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Name:Seat
Hill number:3566
Height:561m / 1841ft
Parent (Ma):2381  High Stile [Grey Crag - High Stile]
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Western Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries, Calder & Ehen
Watershed:St Bees Head to Ravenscar
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Birkett, Synge
(Tu,5,Dew,B,Sy)
Grid ref:NY 18559 13425
Summit feature:cairn on rock
Drop:30m
Col:531m  NY184136  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S
Observations:cairned summit 80m NW at NY 18538 13487 is lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 726 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
First one of the day for the new team of Jonny Connie and I and the last one with any viewAlphaville19911/02/2024
Revisit. On route between Green Crag and Dodd (Buttermere).PGCE03/09/2023
Bob & Duke Wednesday 30th/8/2023 Z 1541 hrs.DukeNukem30/08/2023
The High Stile Ridge, east to west from Buttermere. Visited Haystacks, Seat, High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere), Little Dodd, Starling Dodd, Great Borne, and back by Scale Force. A windy day on the tops, but after initial rain, it brightened up to sunny intervals. The Buttermere valley looked wonderful in the afternoon sun. 25km with1700m ascent taking 9 hours.silverwolf_alan20/08/2023
with Ben, Ollie and Lexi. A rapid afternoon 14 miler and swim!Dave Sargent29/06/2023
From Gatesgarth. 12.5 km, 900 m asc. Along the Buttermere W shore path and up by Old Burtness and Bleaberry Tarn to Dodd and the scree to Red Pike. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308685446 SW along the ridge to High Stile and Grey Crag, High Crag and Seat. Back by Scarth Gap. Dry, sunny.SalmonJoe29/05/2023
16 miles 4180ft walk. start at Bowness Knott carpark to Great Borne, Red Pike, Starling Dodd, Dodd, Herdus, Gale Fell, Little Dodd, High Stile and Seat return by Ennerdale valley.stephenbuda19/05/2023
https://strava.app.link/h5Q1Y10KLzblivvips12/05/2023
Company: SCiandesbottes09/04/2023
Wainwright Walk 57: Spider (High Stile, Red Pike, High Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Starling Dodd, Great Borne & Hay Stacks)DavidHiner03/04/2023
RRDPTH Richard Tait25/10/2022
High Stile range circuit with Lindsey, Viv and Tony on my second round of Wainwrights. Parked at Buttermere village. Steeply up to Red Pike then ridge to High Stile, High Crag, and Seat. Scarth Gap descent to lakesideSkip13/10/2022
From Gatesgarth farm carpark a Six and half mile route reaching the summits of Grey crag, High crag, Seat, Haystacks, Green crag, High Round How and Little Round How, taking Six and a quarter hours. The pay and display for the carpark is currently out of order.WAYNE ROWLETT10/10/2022
With Emmsimon and co19/09/2022
With: hb sb; Buttermere up through woods to Blaeberry Tarn. Then Red Pike and along the ridge to High Stile and High Crag. Down over Seat to Scarth Gap then descended to Gatesgarth Farm for ice creams. Returned along north shore of Buttermere.Ian Baines17/09/2022
18k from Gatesgarth, grey crag, high stile, high crag, seat, haystacks, green crag, warnscale bothy, dubs hut, honister crag, fleetwith pike.AvidSockWearer11/09/2022
High Stile ridge circular from Buttermere, anticlockwise, up via Steel Brow then down at Scarth GapBarns15027/08/2022
Second day of walking/camping. Big day, warm and Windy. Started from Buttermere campsite - pack heavy! Red Pike (Buttermere) High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere) Haystacks, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Steeple, Red Pike (wasdale) Yewbarrow. 15.6 miles & 6752 ft elevation.nell158312/07/2022
From Gatesgarth on warm afternoon to complete Deweys in this section.With Oscar.catman15/06/2022
With Catmanoscarrosie15/06/2022
On the second day of the Great Lakeland 3 dayeremily01/05/2022
On a massive wander with Andy.munkyennui16/04/2022
Along the ridge from Red Pike. With JP and Oakleydanielmudd198226/03/2022
Veryhappybunny21/03/2022
Climbed up from Buttermere via Red Pike. Very wet and windy day so once we were on the ridge I didn't enjoy it...will do it again on a nice day!ejjohnstone17/10/2021
On the way up to High Crag. Parked on the road by Gatesgarthdale Beck. Solo.Dangerous Dave15/10/2021
Alone. Overcast. En route to High Crag & Buttermere ridge.Gazza195130/08/2021
Great Borne, Starling Dodd, Little Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, High Cragg, Seat, Back to the car at Bowness Knott via Ennerdalephilz00802/08/2021
With ChristineKeith9908/07/2021
With Keithchristine9908/07/2021
From Buttermere up Fleetwith Pike, along the top to Great Borne and back. Cracking day out!atreides788726/06/2021
A brief sunny break between low cloud (morning) and rain (late afternoon). Decided to finish western and north western Birketts with Lad Hows and Seat. Great path up Lad Hows and down with glorious views over Crummock Water and Buttermere. Drove on to Gatesgarth and went up Scarth Gap and onto Seat. Rain started on the summit.BURGESS24/06/2021
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/390587017outlawcatcher12/06/2021
Veryhappybunny26/02/2021
Solo walk. Lamplugh Fell, Gavel Fell, Great Borne Starling Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, Seat and Haystacks before returning through the Ennerdale Valley.meltdiceburg18/10/2020
Buttermere Red Pike ridge with LucyNab Scar13/10/2020
Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile - both the Wainwright and Marilyn tops, High Crag, Seat, Haystacks, Haystacks SE Top, Green Crag, Black Star, and Fleetwith Pike from Buttermere. 20km with 1370m ascent in 8h 20m.silveracorn_alan26/08/2020
On way from Red Pike along the ridge, then on to Haystacks.NormanW13/08/2020
On way from Hay Stacks to High CragFionalevey27/07/2020
Bagged on the way down from High Crag to Gatesgarth.Andrew Pearson20/07/2020
Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, Grey Crag, High Crag, Seat, Haystacks, Haystacks SE Top, Green Cragkeithouk19/07/2020
date estimatedfellstoby01/01/2020
From Gatesgarth. First of the day - unbelievable weather (in a good sense).garyhoney31/12/2019
Last on route from Ennerdale to Buttermere with Dusty !jules and JillGrey Hare18/10/2019
From NT CP Buttermere with FR, Via Scales beck. Red Pike, High Stile, Grey Crag, High Crag, SeatBheinn08/10/2019
With NB rom NT CP Buttermere, Via Scales beck. Red Pike, High Stile, Grey Crag, High Crag, Seat return along lakeside. Good weather.Frank08/10/2019
From Buttermere. Failed to scramble up Sourmilk Gill, so took path up on to ridge, via Dodd up to Red Pike, then along and descended Scarth Gap Pass.welshyboyo26/08/2019
BackpackingAdventurers526/08/2019
Started & finished at YHA Black SailAJWSmith02/08/2019
Wasn't sure if this was a significant top or not. Two possible summits, so bagged them both just in case.NorthernWayfarer22/06/2019