Routes up
High Seat routes: 2 ways to the top
Ashness Bridge via Bleaberry FellHiking · 4.6 km one way · 486 m ascent · ~1h 45m · from Ashness Bridge car parkModerate
Watendlath via High ToveHiking · 3.3 km one way · 356 m ascent · ~1h 15m · from Watendlath car parkModerate
A path climbs east to High Tove, then runs north along the wet ridge to High Seat.
Near the start
From OpenStreetMap, within 2 km. Check opening times before you rely on them.
Full Watendlath via High Tove route guide
Summit today
Is it safe to climb High Seat today?
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on High Seat each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 609m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over High Seat each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:45
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:59 and starts 15:51. From the summit you see the sun 07:01 to 16:50.
Nearby summits
Close to High Seat
About High Seat
High Seat lies on the broad, wet ridge that runs between Borrowdale and the Thirlmere valley. Its summit is a small rocky knob with a trig pillar, surrounded by peat bog. Bleaberry Fell lies 1.5km north and High Tove 1.5km south, both on the same ridge.
From Ashness Bridge on the Watendlath road, a path climbs to Bleaberry Fell and follows the ridge south to High Seat. From Watendlath, a path climbs east to High Tove, then north along the ridge. Between the tops the path crosses deep bog, and you will pick your way round pools and peat hags.
Expect wet feet after rain. The ridge is broad, so take a compass bearing in mist. The view west takes in the Derwentwater fells and the Scafell range beyond Borrowdale.
High Seat is 609 m (1,998 ft) high with 139 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 268th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Bleaberry Fell SE Top (1.2 km), Bleaberry Fell (1.5 km) and High Tove (1.5 km).
Can you walk High Seat and Bleaberry Fell together?
Yes. Bleaberry Fell lies 1.5km north on the same ridge, and the walk from Ashness Bridge takes in both.
Is High Seat boggy?
Yes. The ridge around the summit is some of the wettest ground in the central fells, so wear boots.
Is High Seat a Wainwright?
Yes. It is a Wainwright, a HuMP and a Birkett.
How high is High Seat?
High Seat is 609 metres high with 139 metres of prominence.
Where is High Seat?
High Seat is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for High Seat?
Peakify lists 2 routes for High Seat, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Ashness Bridge via Bleaberry Fell (4.6 km one way, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb High Seat today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for High Seat?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Peakify is run by Sam Tyler, who has climbed Yr Wyddfa 22 times. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.
