Start point: Greendale (NY 144 056)
Greendale – Middle Fell – Greendale Tarn – Seatallan – Cat Bields – Glade How – Buckbarrow – Joss Naylor Cairn – Greendale
Distance: 6 miles Total Ascent: 785 metres Time Taken: 4 hours Start Time: 10:00
Weather: Sunny and warm. 20oC
It was a fantastic return to summer weather today with sunshine, blue skies and with the added bonus of being unexpectedly warm. Today I joined up with Skip, Smoky and fell running legend Joss Naylor for a memorable walk around Greendale.
Early morning and the classic view along Wast Water.
Buckbarrow.
Autumn colours coming through.
Joss leads the way (actually I think Dougal was doing most of the leading today - he loved it, running with the pack!) followed by Skip and Smoky.
The view out to sea from the climb to Middle Fell.
One man and his dogs.
Looking across Buckbarrow.
The magnificent view from Middle Fell.
Dougal feeling the heat today.
With Joss Naylor on Middle Fell.
Kirk Fell and Great Gable beyond Yewbarrow.
The Scafells.
Haycock, Scoat Fell and Red Pike.
The view from the steep climb to Seatallan.
Middle Fell and Greendale Tarn.
I think Joss quite liked Dougal-Doo -'Mr Dougal' as he called him!
The view from Seatallan.
The summit of Seatallan.
Looking on Stockdale Head with Caw Fell to the left, Haycock to the right.
Seatallan silhouette.
Heading for Cat Bields. You can see a haze layer out to sea and around Black Combe.
Seatallan from Cat Bields, Great Gable to the distant right.
Cairn on Glade How.
A panoramic view from Buckbarrow.
Joss at the Joss Naylor cairn - he rebuilt this cairn in 2002 to mark the interment of the Queen Mother.
Colourful Greendale.
The view from the descent.
The Screes.
Greendale Gill.