Sergeant Man, High Raise and Steel Fell

Saturday 9th December 2017

Walking Diary (All Walks) Lakeland Wainwrights Central

A superb circular around Easedale in wintery conditions. I started in Grasmere and walked up to Easedale Tarn and then by Codale Tarn before gentle scrambling up past Belles Knot to the Blea Rigg ridge path. A visit to Sergeant Man was followed by a stroll across to High Raise and then over to Steel Fell before descending back down to Grasmere. An enjoyable day was had in the Central Fells.

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Distance: 11.7 miles
Duration: 6:15 hours
Ascent: 3163 ft
Difficulty: Hard
Accompanied By: On my Own
Weather: Cold & Dry, Snow Flurries

Wainwrights Visited

High Raise (Langdale) Sergeant Man Steel Fell

3D outline of route

Parking

Following the signposts from Grasmere to Easedale, you cross Easedale Gill via this small footbridge

A walk up Easedale is a real treat with Sour Milk Ghyll to admire and then Easedale Tarn and Codale Tarn to walk past But now it's time to put on the microspikes as the rock steps/climb are all iced over and without them you could slip and fall.

The climb up to Sergeant Man looking back to Codale Tarn

Sergeant Man

Up onto Blea Rigg ridge you can see down the other side and into the Langdales - There is Stickle Tarn

Pavey Ark

From High Raise summit looking towards Bowfell with Langstrath valley on the right - Esk Pike and Great End can also be seen

The route towards Greenup Edge

Starting my descent down Steel Fell

Looking back and over to the Helvellyn Massif

Glad of my 'microspikes' again as I head down Steel Fell