"Not many hill walkers visit Rogan’s Seat for pleasure, it is mainly a ticking exercise for Marilyn baggers or a quick detour from those taking the Coast to Coast. The small cairn at the summit is surrounded by a great expanse of peat hags so typical of the Pennines that lie to the north. It is not a great spot with the views seeming distant and almost insignificant due to the bleak foreground. This is a land for grouse shooting and thank goodness for that. Not because of any politics but the wide landrover tracks that criss cross the area make access somewhat more straightforward.
My first visit to Rogan’s Seat (and I defy many to say they have repeated the experience) was a late decision from the top of Gunnerside Gill, not a route I can really recommend although to be fair my stupidity was compounded by returning exactly the same way through the peat hags instead of using the landrover track that lies on its west side.
However I was determined to enjoy Rogan’s Seat just once and I certainly achieved this with a pleasant climb from Keld via Swinners Gill. Once on the plateau I made use of the landrover tracks. I carried on north from the the summit cairn and down west towards East Gill. The return along East Gill was rough but I was not complaining; somehow a climb of Rogan’s Seat should not be easy, all in all a tough day on the fells."
