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Haycock

Walked on 15/09/2009

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.19C.

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.

Haycock

Haycock route map.

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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.

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Crossing Greendale Gill.

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Looking back to Greendale from the climb.

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Buckbarrow

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Cloud on Great Gable.

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

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That made me jump!

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Kirk Fell and Great Gable.

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The Scafells from Seatallan.

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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.

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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.

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Looking back to Seatallan.

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Heading towards Red Pike.

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Passing beneath Haycock.

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Seatallan from Little Lad Crag.

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Scoat Tarn.

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

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Seatallan from Scoat Tarn.

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

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Pillar from Scoat Fell.

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Steeple.

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Close up on Steeple.

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Scoat Fell, the summit cairn along the wall.

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

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

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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.

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Steeple, Scoat Fell and Pillar (just) from Haycock.

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Looking down on Scoat Tarn with Red Pike above and the Scafells beyond.

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Middle Fell, Greendale Tarn (the way back for me today) and Seatallan from the top of the descent.

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Caw Fell on a glorious day.

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Reflected Haycock.

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Pots of Ashness.

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Yewbarrow and the Scafells above Nether Beck.

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The Scafells.

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Greendale Tarn.

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Warm enough for a swim here but the water looked a bit too murky.

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Greendale Gill.

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The descent into Wasdale.

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Autumnal Buckbarrow.

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