Seatoller NT Car Park - Combe Gill - Thornythwaite Fell - Glaramara (3 Summits) - Lincomb Tarns - High House Tarn - Allen Crags - Esk Hause - Sprinkling Tarn - Styhead - Styhead Tarn - Stockley Bridge - Seathwaite - Seatoller NT Car Park

Todays walk was meant to be in Snowdonia but the weather forecast for the area was not good at all. As the weather was coming from the south and the rain was not due in the north until later in the day we changed our plans and headed for the Lake District. I wanted to climb a peak that I had not done before in the Lakes so decided on Glaramara. Starting from Seatoller we walked along the road and then up Combe Gill. The weather was improving all the time. The higher we got the better the scenery both towards Derwentwater and towards Combe Head. It didn't seem long until we were are the base of the final ascent of Glarmara. There are two options to to the summit - either straight up negotiating a "bad step" or around the side of the fell. The views were fantastic from the summit(s) towards Great End and Great Gable. In fact most of the Lake District can be seen from here. After a short break it was onwards to Allen Crags via some wet ground and stepping stones. The sky now was mainly a lovely blue. I have walked to Allen Crags before (from Esk Hause) but it was so different walking from Glaramara along a very rocky path. We then descended into Esk Hause and stopped for refreshments at the shelter nearby. We had several sheep watching us with interest. Mark decided he just could not move from this lovely spot. Eventually we continued on to Sprinkling Tarn and Sty Head. The clouds had covered the sky by now. I climbed a short way up Great Gable to get a good view of Styhead while Mark walked around the back of the stretcher box and beyond to get a view down to Wasdale. We then walked past Styhead Tarn and down Styhead Gill to Stockley Bridge. The rest of the walk was almost on the level through Seathwaite and finally back to Seatoller. As we entered the car park it started to rain!!! It was a really enjoyable walk.

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