Walk Information

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Walk route: Mill Bridge, Grasmere - Little Tongue - above Hause Riggs - Grisdale Hause - Seat Sandal - south ridge - Mill Bridge, Grasmere

Distance: 4.25 miles

Ascent: 2,200ft

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Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: beautiful sunny evening, not a breath of wind, excelleny visibility

Photos

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Seat Sandal from the A591 at Mill BridgeSteel FellSeat Sandal and Little Tongue (my route of ascent) to the left of the tree and Great Tongue to the rightLooking up the track to Little TongueView back down the valley from the bottom of Little TongueThe view south from Little TongueThe path traverses right above the small outcrops (Hause Riggs)Southerly panorama from the top of Little TongueThe path to Grisedale Hause from Hause Riggs with Fairfield directly in frontDollywaggon Pike from Grisedale HauseGrisedale Tarn at the head of Grisedale with Dollywaggon Pike on the left and Saint Sunday Crag on the rightDollywaggon Pike, Grisedale Tarn, Saint Sunday Crag and Fairfield from the ascent of Seat SandalSeat Sandal's summit tarn with Great Rigg and the two tops of Heron Pike behindCrinkle Crags to Pillar from Seat Sandal's summitSaint Sunday Crag from Seat Sandal's summitThe view south from Seat Sandal with Loughrigg Fell in the centre of the photoThe Helvellyn ridge with the Skiddaw fells in the distance (far left)Grasmere from the top of Seat Sandal's south ridgeSoutherly panorama from the top of Seat Sandal's south ridgeSoutherly panorama from Seat Sandal's south ridgeSeat Sandal's south ridge with the Coniston Fells in the distance (right)Low down on Seat Sandal's south ridge

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