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Name:High Seat
Hill number:2455
Height:609m / 1998ft
Parent (Ma):2396  High Raise [High White Stones]
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Central Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Derwent (Workington)
Class:Hump, Simm, Dewey, Wainwright, Birkett,
Synge, Fellranger, Clem
(Hu,Tu,Sim,Dew,W,B,Sy,Fel,Cm)
Grid ref:NY 28709 18045
Summit feature:rock 3m W of trig point
Drop:139.2m
Col:469.8m  NY 2884 1561  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S
Observations:rock is 0.3m higher than FB; cairn 85m ENE at NY 28788 18074 might be higher
Survey:Abney level
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55 min up, 40 min down. Good clear path with a few boggy bits. Windy but not as cold as expected; more rain and fewer views than forecast! Parking cost £7 for 4 hours!!NorfolkPT2127/01/2024
JB, Don, Sandy. V cold snow ice.Bookerdddd19/01/2024
With Izzy and Margo. From Bleaberry Fell. We were delighted to have taken the day off work to come and do these when the bog was frozen, and not a cloud in the sky. All easy with excellent views all round. Had lunch near the trig point then visited the other top just in case. Onto High Tove.James McKnight17/01/2024
The Central Ridge. Walla Crag - Bleaberry Fell - High Seat - High Tove - Armboth Fell - Raven Crag.sms.3708/09/2023
From Great Wood. 10.5 km, 640 m asc. To Ashness Bridge then SE up the Ashness Gill path to High Seat. N along the ridge to Bleaberry Fell and Walla Crag. Back by Lady's Rake and Cat Gill. Dry, breezy. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309512860SalmonJoe03/07/2023
Circuit from Legburthwaite: Raven Crag, Armboth Fell, High Tove, High Seat, Bleaberry Fell, Walla Crag, High Rigg. 22.7km, 4h 30. The boggiest sections on the central ridge were a lot drier than they could have been, and we almost avoided the incoming storm (but not quite)Rockdoctor25/06/2023
R Richard Tait17/06/2023
A round of North Central Fells from Ashness bridge. W/TH.Sedge26/05/2023
Great Wood NT CP -> Walla Crag -> Bleaberry Fell -> Bleaberry Fell SE Top -> High Seat -> Ashness Bridge -> Great Wood NT CPbriandiggle23/05/2023
With High Tove from watendlath.hils26/03/2023
With: hb tp mt; From Great Wood up via Cat Gill to Blaeberry Fell. Then High Seat and High Tove down to Watendlath. Over Grange Fell and Ether Knott via Ashness wood back to car.Ian Baines05/03/2023
Borrowdale YH-Knotts-Great Crag-Watendlath-High Tove-High Seat-Bleaberry Fell-Walla Crag-Castlehead-Keswick with Percycampagvelocet26/01/2023
with Liz.Cumbrianexile06/01/2023
High Seat, then Bleaberry Fell and Walla Grag. Weather horrible and wet and ground very boggy. Walked with Pete, Nicki, Billy, Lizzie, Marilyn, Helen and Ruth (and Ted and King - the dogs). Followed by a fantastic New Years Eve party.River-Girl31/12/2022
NYE walk with Dawn, Lizzie and others across High Seat, Bleaberry Fell and Walla Crag. Cold, damp, boggy and misty dayWinter Round31/12/2022
Lovely walk gettting the Bleaberry Fell Wainwrights while it was in deep freeze.atreides788711/12/2022
Wainwright Walk 26: (High Seat, Bleaberry Fell & Walla Crag)DavidHiner07/12/2022
The ascent of Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, and High Tove from Ashness Bridge and down to Watendlath while supervising the GSAL Explorer Scouts on the first day of their Chief Scout’s Diamond Award expedition. 11km with 550m ascent, taking 4 hours.silverwolf_alan31/08/2022
Keswick, Walla crag, Bleaberry, High Seat, High Tove, Armboth, back over Tove and down to Watendlath.Flatfield23/08/2022
From Bleaberry Fell. In mist but good conditions underfoot after recent dry spell. Would be a desolate and dispiriting trudge in winter. Descent direct back to Ashness.forsterfamily716/08/2022
From Ashness with DW, DS9 and DD7. Glorious day, 22C and hardly a breath of wind. High Seat, Bleaberry Fell Walla Crag circuit.nukeboy109/08/2022
With Mike. From High Tove, then descent to forestry track and via col between Castle and Raven Crag to Thirlmere road.jd1629/07/2022
With Corrina, Joe n Tom. In clouds.fnem23/07/2022
The ascent of High Seat and High Tove with the scouts from our scout camp at Ashness via Watendlath, up the bridleway to High Tove, then across the flagged path to High Seat for an extended siesta on the summit in beautiful weather, before taking the path down to Ashness Bridge. Finally through the woods past Surprise View back to the camp site in the Watendlath valley. 10km with 540m ascent, taking us 4h 30m.silverwolf_alan16/07/2022
High Seat and Bleaberry fell - Nathans first hike :)P333ebz27/06/2022
Muddy trek from Derwentholtsd05/06/2022
Parked at Ashness Bridge (£5 for 2 hours). Straight up and down by Barrow Beck, avoiding Ashness Gill. Boggy near the top.Peter_W_Mitchell 01/06/2022
9 clockwise circuit from the northern end of thirlmerevegibagger16/05/2022
with Luke and Cal warm and clearKenny Morris18/04/2022
Bob & DukeDukeNukem22/03/2022
From Great Wood CP. 12 km, 670 m asc Up by Ashness Bridge and Barrow Beck to High Seat summit, then N across the Three Footed Brandreth bog to Bleaberry Fell. Down NW by the Sheepfold to Walla Crag summit and back by Rakefoot and Great Wood. Rainy before clearing to bright and clear skies. Boggy in the bog. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720297331144SalmonJoe12/03/2022
walked with Dave W, Marc & Hannah.jonsutterby7106/03/2022
bendyhollisclan24/02/2022
Absolute bog everwhere crossing from bleaberry. Laura kay and floLauralj8427/01/2022
Enroute to Keswick to meet Carl and the boys. Started at Rosthwaite YHA, High Tove, High Seat, Bleaberry Fell, Walla Crag. Boggy and wet but ckeared half way through. 10 miles 2371 ft elevation.nell158330/12/2021
with TonyDave Sargent15/11/2021
With Dave. Circuit from Burns Farm to High Seat and BackSlowOl18/09/2021
The ascent of High Tove and High Seat from Watendlath, while supervising the GSAL Explorer Scouts on the first day of their Queen's Scout Award expedition. With Hugh and Colin. 8.4km with 400m ascent in 4h 20m.silveracorn_alan06/09/2021
The ascent of High Tove and High Seat from Watendlath, while supervising the GSAL Explorer Scouts on the first day of their Queen's Scout Award expedition. With Hugh and Colin. 8.4km with 400m ascent in 4h 20m.silveracorn_alan02/09/2021
1/16 A long circular round of the Central Fells from Ashness Bridge taking in another 6 Wainwrights on my 3rd round, and also many Birketts / Synges. Visited: High Seat, Bleaberry Fell SE Top, Bleaberry Fell, High Tove, Armboth Fell (W + B), Middle Crag, Shivery Knott, Watendlath Fell, Standing Crag, Ullscarf, High Saddle, Low Saddle, Great Crag and Grange Fell (Brund Fell + King's How). Another Sunny day, the Central Fells were as dry as they are likely to get. Impressive, new paved path through the peat hags between High Seat and High Tove, a really good piece of work. 30.6km with 1360m ascent in 9 hours. (S)silveracorn_alan28/08/2021
With Bleaberry Fell to finish the Central Fells.Chopperbrown04/08/2021
Overcast but dry, with stronger winds than expected. Planned to do the central fells, and camp on High Raise, but got there so early decided to head back over Sergeants crag and Eagle Crag.siholden11/06/2021
Still cloudy but looking like it will improveSiHolden211/06/2021
on way back from Pauls BGbreweryman29/05/2021
With Louise & mizzi2510chris14/05/2021
86windybilly23/04/2021
Circuit from Watendlath Farm with MKNab Scar19/04/2021
With Sarah Evans, Sunny with wind only on the tops. Parked at office in Keswick, ascended Walla Crag from Springs Road/ Wood, lunch at top of Walla Crag, then over the fell and up to Bleaberry Fell for a snack in the summit shelter. Then decided to continue onto High Seat, descended down via Ashness Gill to Ashness Bridge, then down the road to the lake, along the lake shore path back to Keswick for chips from the chippy. A fab day out and really enjoyed this route.Ruth Mackay02/04/2021
Birthday walk for Bryher. Everywhere hard frozen, and snow flurries. Bitterly cold in wind from E. Walla Crag, Blaeberry Fell, and High Seat. Back via Ashness Gill and lake shore to Keswick. With B and R..jenx09/02/2021
R K perfect winter Richard Tait06/01/2021