A walk from upper Wasdale to Styhead Tarn near the top of the Sty Head pass at the head of Borrowdale.
Friday, 6 March 2026
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Wast Water, Lake District
A return visit to Wast Water in the South West of the Lake District. A sunny but hazy day for one of the finest views in England.
The lake is almost three miles long and more than one-third mile wide. It is a glacial lake, formed in a glacially "over-deepened" valley. It is the deepest lake in England at 258 feet.
The head of the Wasdale Valley is surrounded by some of the highest mountains in England, including Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Lingmell. The steep slopes on the southeastern side of the lake, leading up to the summits of Whin Rigg and Illgill Head, are known as the "Wastwater Screes".
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