High Seat

Overview
Height: 1,995 Feet - 608 Metres
Grid Ref: NY 287 180
Area: Central
Group: W/DER
Ordnance Survey: OL4
Wainwright Guidebook: Three

As a climb, High Seat is less meritorious than its initial approaches and fine situation suggest, due partly to the extreme dreariness of the upper plateau, that not even a rich carpet of heather can dispel, but more particularly due to the universal swampiness of the ultimate slopes.

 

Map and Photo Gallery

 

High Seat summit trig point.

 

There are 6 walks to choose from including High Seat

Walla Crag to High Seat from Nest Brow

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3rd February 2024
ASCENT: 2,258 Feet - 688 Metres
MILES: 8.1
WAINWRIGHTS: 3, Walla Crag - High Seat - Bleaberry Fell
ROUTE: Nest Brow - Rake Foot - Walla Crag - Top of Cat Gill - Traverse Below Brown Knotts - Ashness Bridge - High Strutta - Ashness Gill - Dodd - High Seat - Threefooted Brandreth - Bleaberry Fell - Low Moss - Walla Crag - Rake Foot - Nest Brow
 

The Central Ridge

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8th April 2023
ASCENT: 1,910 Feet - 582 Metres
MILES: 9
WAINWRIGHTS: 5. Walla Crag - Bleaberry Fell - High Seat - High Tove - Armboth Fell
ROUTE: Nest Brow - Castlerigg Farm - Rakefoot - Walla Crag - Low Moss - Bleaberry Fell - High Seat - The Pewits - High Tove - Armboth Fell - Fisher Gill - Armboth - Thirlmere Dam - Turnip Corner
 

Walking the Birketts, Great Wood to High Seat

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7th July 2018
ASCENT: 1,940 Feet - 592 Metres
MILES: 6.6
BIRKETTS: 3, Walla Crag - Bleaberry Fell - High Seat
ROUTE: Great Wood - Cat Gill - Walla Crag - Top of Cat Gill - Bleaberry Fell - High Seat - Ashness Fell - Dodd - Ashness Bridge - Path below Falcon Crag - Great Wood
 

Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks - Walk 5 The Central Ridge

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3rd March 2016
ASCENT: 2,238 Feet - 683 Meters
MILES: 12.8
WAINWRIGHTS: 6, Walla Crag - Bleaberry Fell - High Seat - High Tove - Armboth Fell - Raven Crag
ROUTE: Castlerigg Stone Circle - Castle Lane - Rake Foot - Walla Crag - Bleaberry Fell - High Seat - The Pewits - High Tove - Armboth Fell - Forestry Track - Raven Crag - Forestry Track to Shoulthwaite Farm - A591 - Nest Brow - Castle Lane - Castlerigg Stone Circle
 

The inevitable Central ridge thaw out

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27th January 2013
ASCENT: 2,277 Feet, 695 Metres
MILES: 9
WAINWRIGHTS: 4, Walla Crag – Bleaberry Fell – High Seat – High Tove
ROUTE: Ashness Bridge – Cat Gill – Walla Crag – Low Moss – Bleaberry Fell – High Seat – The Pewits – High Tove – Watendlath – Road to Ashness Bridge – Ashness Woods – Ashness Bridge
 

Bleaberry Fell,High Seat,High Tove

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30th January 2010
ASCENT: 608 Ft  1,995 Ft
MILES: 7.5
WAINWRIGHTS:

3   Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, High Tove

ROUTE:  
 

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