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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 |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 726 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
First one of the day for the new team of Jonny Connie and I and the last one with any view | Alphaville199 | 11/02/2024 |
Revisit. On route between Green Crag and Dodd (Buttermere). | PGCE | 03/09/2023 |
Bob & Duke Wednesday 30th/8/2023 Z 1541 hrs. | DukeNukem | 30/08/2023 |
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_alan | 20/08/2023 |
with Ben, Ollie and Lexi. A rapid afternoon 14 miler and swim! | Dave Sargent | 29/06/2023 |
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. | SalmonJoe | 29/05/2023 |
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. | stephenbuda | 19/05/2023 |
https://strava.app.link/h5Q1Y10KLzb | livvips | 12/05/2023 |
Company: SC | iandesbottes | 09/04/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 57: Spider (High Stile, Red Pike, High Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Starling Dodd, Great Borne & Hay Stacks) | DavidHiner | 03/04/2023 |
RRDPTH | Richard Tait | 25/10/2022 |
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 lakeside | Skip | 13/10/2022 |
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 ROWLETT | 10/10/2022 |
With Emm | simon and co | 19/09/2022 |
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 Baines | 17/09/2022 |
18k from Gatesgarth, grey crag, high stile, high crag, seat, haystacks, green crag, warnscale bothy, dubs hut, honister crag, fleetwith pike. | AvidSockWearer | 11/09/2022 |
High Stile ridge circular from Buttermere, anticlockwise, up via Steel Brow then down at Scarth Gap | Barns150 | 27/08/2022 |
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. | nell1583 | 12/07/2022 |
From Gatesgarth on warm afternoon to complete Deweys in this section.With Oscar. | catman | 15/06/2022 |
With Catman | oscarrosie | 15/06/2022 |
On the second day of the Great Lakeland 3 dayer | emily | 01/05/2022 |
On a massive wander with Andy. | munkyennui | 16/04/2022 |
Along the ridge from Red Pike. With JP and Oakley | danielmudd1982 | 26/03/2022 |
Veryhappybunny | 21/03/2022 | |
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! | ejjohnstone | 17/10/2021 |
On the way up to High Crag. Parked on the road by Gatesgarthdale Beck. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 15/10/2021 |
Alone. Overcast. En route to High Crag & Buttermere ridge. | Gazza1951 | 30/08/2021 |
Great Borne, Starling Dodd, Little Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, High Cragg, Seat, Back to the car at Bowness Knott via Ennerdale | philz008 | 02/08/2021 |
With Christine | Keith99 | 08/07/2021 |
With Keith | christine99 | 08/07/2021 |
From Buttermere up Fleetwith Pike, along the top to Great Borne and back. Cracking day out! | atreides7887 | 26/06/2021 |
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. | BURGESS | 24/06/2021 |
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: 
https://www.komoot.com/tour/390587017 | outlawcatcher | 12/06/2021 |
Veryhappybunny | 26/02/2021 | |
Solo walk. Lamplugh Fell, Gavel Fell, Great Borne Starling Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, Seat and Haystacks before returning through the Ennerdale Valley. | meltdiceburg | 18/10/2020 |
Buttermere Red Pike ridge with Lucy | Nab Scar | 13/10/2020 |
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_alan | 26/08/2020 |
On way from Red Pike along the ridge, then on to Haystacks. | NormanW | 13/08/2020 |
On way from Hay Stacks to High Crag | Fionalevey | 27/07/2020 |
Bagged on the way down from High Crag to Gatesgarth. | Andrew Pearson | 20/07/2020 |
Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, Grey Crag, High Crag, Seat, Haystacks, Haystacks SE Top, Green Crag | keithouk | 19/07/2020 |
date estimated | fellstoby | 01/01/2020 |
From Gatesgarth. First of the day - unbelievable weather (in a good sense). | garyhoney | 31/12/2019 |
Last on route from Ennerdale to Buttermere with Dusty !jules and Jill | Grey Hare | 18/10/2019 |
From NT CP Buttermere with FR, Via Scales beck. 
Red Pike, High Stile, Grey Crag, High Crag, Seat | Bheinn | 08/10/2019 |
With NB rom NT CP Buttermere, Via Scales beck. Red Pike, High Stile, Grey Crag, High Crag, Seat return along lakeside. Good weather. | Frank | 08/10/2019 |
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. | welshyboyo | 26/08/2019 |
Backpacking | Adventurers5 | 26/08/2019 |
Started & finished at YHA Black Sail | AJWSmith | 02/08/2019 |
Wasn't sure if this was a significant top or not. Two possible summits, so bagged them both just in case. | NorthernWayfarer | 22/06/2019 |