Borrowdale Guided Walking Weekend

A great weekend of guided walking up some of the Lake Districts finest, Great Gable and Scafell Pike. These Borrowdale Routes are ideal for keen walkers wanting a guided walk with a real sense of achievement afterwards. 

Day 1: Scafell Pike

By far our most popular route we will take in the highest peak in England along with some of the most spectacular scenery in the Lake District.

From Seathwaite we will climb above Taylorgill Force to Styhead Tarn and Styhead Pass where we will meet the beginning of the Corridor Route which we will follow to Lingmell Col, here we have the option to take in the additional summit of Lingmell, a great viewpoint over Great Gable and the Wasdale Valley.

From Lingmell Col we will climb the short path onto the summit of Scafell Pike.

The route then takes us north along the summit Ridge, past Broad Crag and Ill Crag where again we have the option of taking in the summit of Great End, the fifth highest mountain in England.

We now descend over Esk Hause with views over The Langdale Pikes and Windermere before turning again to the north and descending alongside Grains Gill back to Seathwaite.

Day 2: Great Gable

From Seathwaite we will climb alongside Taylorgill Force and follow the beck to Sty Head Tarn and the stretcher Box at Sty Head.

From here we will climb the path directly to the summit of Great Gable, with some of the most spectacular views of the Lake District, we will make a short detour to the Westmorland Cairn with the wonderful views over the Wasdale Valley and Wast Water.

From the summit of Great Gable we will continue over the lower summit of Green Gable before descending over Base Brown and alongside the waterfalls of Sour Milk Gill back to Seathwaite.

Itinerary

Difficulty: Hard

Distance: Up to 14km / 9 miles approx.

Ascent: Up to 1190m / 3900ft approx.

Time: Up to 7 hours

Start Time:9am Saturday / 10am Sunday

Summits included over this weekend:

Day 1:

Lingmell (Optional) 800 metres/2625 feet

Scafell Pike 978 metres/3209 feet

Great End (Optional)910 metres/2986 feet

Day 2:

Great Gable 899 metres/2949 feet

Green Gable 801 metres/2628 feet

Base Brown 646 metres/2419 feet

Experience

"Great Gable is a favourite of all fellwalkers, and a first favourite with many." A.W Wainwright

Pickup / Dropoff

Where to Meet: The turning Circle, Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale

Time:9am Saturday / 10am Sunday

Postcode: CA12 5XJ

Directions: From Keswick: Leave on the Borrowdale Road (from the mini roundabout near the co-op).

Follow this road for approx 8 miles, passing through Rosthwaite until just before reaching the village of Seatoller a narrow lane leads off to the left on the bend, signposted to Seathwaite, camp site and Sty Head. Follow this lane, parking as close to the end near the farm as possible, we will meet at the turning circle before the farm entrance gate

Included / Excluded

Accommodation is NOT included in the price of this event

Essential Information

Each participant is expected to have suitable personal equipment for their activity this should include the following:

Walking shoes / Boots

Waterproof clothing (Jacket and trousers)

Suitable clothing for walking (no jeans)

Warm tops

Packed lunch

Spare clothing

Water

Hat

Gloves