Seathwaite Fell is rugged and rocky, almost ringed by water, with Sprinkling Tarn on one side, Grains Gill on another and small tarns along its knobbly ridge. Wainwright's summit is the peaked northern top, a cairn with a slightly higher rock beside it that looks down into upper Borrowdale, even though the fell's true high point lies further south. The rain gauge above Seathwaite hamlet, at its foot, makes Seathwaite the wettest place in England by the records.
New to the Wainwrights?Read our guide: What Are The Wainwrights?Rock 16 m south-east of cairn
Volcaniclastic sandstone on top, with tiers of crags above Stockley Bridge and Grains Gill.
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Also on this route: Allen Crags, Glaramara
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
