| Name of walk | Middle Fell, Seatallan & Buckbarrow |
| Date of walk | 2025-03-19 |
I’d not been to Wasdale for a while so it was time for a walk up Middle Fell, Seatallan and Buckbarrow. A 7 mile walk that I’d previously classed as easy, but it took an hour longer than it has done in the past. Age and knee replacements aside, there are no difficulties on this route. Sue and I parked on the grass at Greendale and were ready to walk at 8.30am.
View of Buckbarrow, our final fell.
The route ahead towards Greendale Gill. Middle Fell on the right.
We head off right here.
Looking back to Greendale.
Looking down into Greendale Gill.
The way ahead is less steep now.
We head for the crags.
Summit cairn view which we reached after an hour and forty minutes.
View down Wastwater to Scafell Pike and Scafell. Lingmell on their left and Slight Side on their right.
Summit selfie.
View across Yewbarrow to Kirk Fell and Great Gable.
Red Pike on the left.
A glimpse of Greendale Tarn with Seatallan beyond.
We head down for the crossing point across the boggy bit to Seatallan. Haycock towards the left.
We would cross in the dip and head straight up the steep side of Seatallan.
Looking back to Greendale Tarn and Middle Fell.
View back down from the ascent of Seatallan.
Wastwater comes into view.
Sue's photo of me on the ascent.
The summit cairn and shelter. It had taken an hour and a half to reach here. There was a cold wind on top, so we had a brief lunch in the shelter, but that didn't provide much protection, so we headed off in the direction of Buckbarrow and lower ground.
The Bleng Valley and looking across to Caw and Little Gowder Crag.
Heading for Cat Bields.
Cat Bields cairn with Buckbarrow and the Wasdale Screes beyond.
Next stop is Glade How cairn.
View to Buckbarrow.
Buckbarrow summit cairn. Under an hour of easy walking from Seatallan summit.
View to the Scafells from the summit.
Looking down on Greendale, where we parked.
View to the coast.
View down between the crags.
The funnel shaped sheep fold on the right, as we head down beside Gill Beck.
Tosh Tarn below.
Waterfall.
Where the path joins the road.
We head back along the road towards Greendale.
Greendale comes into view.
Low Greendale was once the home of Joss Naylor, sheep farmer and legendary fell runner. It is now a holiday cottage.
We arrived back at Greendale at 2.30pm, so the walk had taken us exactly six hours. The weather had been kind, apart from the wind on Seatallan.
Jo.
