Haycock - Tuesday 15th September 2009

Tuesday 15th September 2009

Start point: Greendale (NY 144 056)

Greendale - Seatallan - Scoat Tarn - Scoat Fell - Haycock - Pots of Ashness - Greendale Tarn - Greendale

Distance: 8.9 miles Total Ascent: 1130 metres Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes

Weather: Sunny and warm.19oC.

The glorious weather continued today and it ended up being really warm once the breeze died down a bit. This was a walk made up as I went along - I knew I wanted to go to Scoat Tarn as I have walked around it but never been down to it, and to Haycock as I haven't been there for a while. It ended up as a sort of skinny figure of eight on the map and there seemed to be a lot of ups and downs on this walk and there were certainly no paths to follow for the traverse around to Scoat Tarn.

The path into Greendale. The climb to Seatallan is adjacent to Tongues Gills, the zig-zags across the gill can be seen directly ahead climbing the fell side.

Crossing Greendale Gill.

Looking back to Greendale from the climb.

Buckbarrow.

Cloud on Great Gable.

The Ravenglass Estuary and the River Irt. The cairn in the foreground is on Glade How.

That made me jump!

Kirk Fell and Great Gable.

The Scafells from Seatallan.

Making a decision on the route before the descent from Haycock. I decided to contour around to Scoat Tarn nestling below Red Pike, directly above Caper in this photo.

Haycock. The grassy rake running diagonally left is the one I used in descent, the path I followed is the faint one form the 'Y' junction to the right.

Looking back to Seatallan.

Heading towards Red Pike.

Passing beneath Haycock.

Seatallan from Little Lad Crag.

Scoat Tarn.

There was a cool breeze blowing here today so I didn't fancy a swim.

Seatallan from Scoat Tarn.

Red Pike - the summit is tantalisingly close but I must press on.

Pillar from Scoat Fell.

Steeple.

Close up on Steeple.

Scoat Fell, the summit cairn along the wall.

Steeple is tantalisingly close from here too, but time is against me today.

Ennerdale and Ennerdale Water. You are going the wrong way Casper!

Heading for Haycock and the deceptive dip between the break in the walls in this photo is much worse than it looks from here. I met the first people I had seen all day on the descent and it was great to meet a couple of StridingEdge fans enjoying the sunshine.