Seathwaite Fell  | - Click on the image above to view gallery
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 Talorgill Force We parked at Seathwaite and were surprised how close to the farmyard we managed to get considering it was lunchtime. Maybe a wet Monday morning had something to do with that and it was still raining lightly as we got our boots on. Following so much rain the previous day we thought that Taylorgill Force would be worth a closer look and we weren’t wrong. However to reach the delightful little scramble up the side of the rocks beside the waterfall we had to cross the meadow below Base Brown first, which was very wet underfoot and was certainly a good test to see if my new boots were indeed waterproof. I’m very happy to say they passed the test. Getting a close look at Taylorgill Force was well worth all the paddling though and the leaves on the trees were just starting to turn to their autumn colours too. It’s a shame that while we were in this spot it was raining slightly; not enough to need waterproofs, but the light was very dull and I longed for better light to take pictures of the waterfall at the time.  View from Seathwaite Fell  Sprinkling Tarn
Once up the lovely scramble beside the waterfall, which took a little bit of care as it was a slippery in places, we started to look up at Seathwaite Fell to see if we could see an obvious ascent route. In the Wainwright guidebook for Seathwaite Fell he talks of two routes up the front of the fell and we were aiming to find route B. I think we just about found the route in the end and the steep ascent up through the rock-strewn fell side soon had us gaining height. Each time we stopped to catch our breath we enjoyed some great views towards the Seathwaite Valley. Soon enough we had reached Wainwright’s summit although as he noted this isn’t actually the highest point of the fell.
We seemed to have picked the wrong place to be walking today if we wanted to be in the sunshine as, although we were in shadow most of the time, we could see in the distance that Derwentwater was enjoying plenty of sunshine. After a short break for something to eat while enjoying the view it was time to make our way across the expansive fell top towards Sprinkling Tarn. It would have been great to be able to spend a little more time exploring all the small tarns and views but there was no time for that today.  Misty Great End  Late Sunshine on distant fells
Our route back to Seathwaite was by following the Grains Gill path which always seems to go on for longer than it should to tired feet. The footpath in places was rather wet so a bit of care was required at times. It was approaching 7 pm when we finally reached the farmyard at Seathwaite once more and it had been a really enjoyable walk of almost 7 miles. It was just such a shame that the weather decided to finally brighten up towards the end of the walk, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.
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So well done for getting out there in the rain 
Take care Sherran