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20th August 2014 - Crinkle Crags & Bowfell

Walk Details

Distance walked: 8.3 miles

Total ascent: 3499 ft

OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, Southwestern area

Time taken: 6 hrs

Route description: NT car park, Stickle Barn-Stool End Farm-Oxendale-Crinkle Crags-Three Tarns-Bow Fell-Three Tarns-The Band-Stool End Farm-NT car park, Stickle Barn

I'm off work this week in case you were wondering so with a fine day forecast I drove up to the Lakes for one of my favourite walks on a fairly quiet weekday despite the schools being off. I couldn't believe it was three years since I last did this route. A mixture of cloud and sunshine with a distinctly chilly breeze on the top of Bow Fell.

From the NT car park at Stickle Barn I followed the footpath across the fields to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel and then the track to Stool End Farm. Once through the farmyard I took the path into Oxendale, across the footbridge over Oxendale Beck and then up by Browney Gill. At the top and after a pause for breath it was time to tackle Crinkle Crags. Once across the Crinkles I reached Three Tarns for the ascent of Bow Fell. After enjoying the view from the summit I returned to Three Tarns to make my descent down the The Band to Stool End Farm. I then retraced my steps back to the car park.

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On the track to Stool End Farm. One of those places that makes you think of great days spent on the fells.
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Mickleden and the Langdale Pikes
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Into Oxendale with the Crinkle Crags ahead
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Great Langdale and the Langdale Pikes from Brown Howe. The worst of the climb is over.
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A long trail of falls in Browney Gill
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On the path to the Crinkles
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On the top of the first Crinkle. The Coniston fells in the background.
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The Scafells come into view for the first time today behind Long Top, the highest of the Crinkles
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Great Langdale below
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Helvellyn and Fairfield beyond the Langdale Pikes
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The highest of the Crinkles and "The Bad Step" awaits
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On top of the Crinkles
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Scafell, Scafell Pike, Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Great End and Esk Pike
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Bowfell with Skiddaw and Blencathra in the distance
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Windermere and beyond with Pike o'Blisco in shadow
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Wetherlam, Swirl How, the Old Man of Coniston, Grey Friar and Dow Crag
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Onwards to the third Crinkle and past the top of Mickle Door
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The Scafells, Esk Pike and Bowfell from the third Crinkle
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I think the view of Great Langdale from the third Crinkle is the best
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Pike o'Blisco
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Bowfell now looms large as I make my way past Shelter Crags
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Scafell and Scafell Pike from Three Tarns. They were all present and correct.
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Bowfell Links
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As Alfred Wainwright says on his summit page for Bowfell, "it's a giant cairn in itself". There's a small man-made one just in case.
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Great Langdale leads the eye down to Windermere with the Langdale Pikes on the left and Pike o'Blisco on the right
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The Crinkle Crags with the Coniston fells beyond
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Harter Fell and Eskdale to the southwest
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The Scafells with the south ridge of Esk Pike in the foreground
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The northwestern fells, Glaramara, Skiddaw and Blencathra
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The Helvellyn range and Fairfield beyond Ullscarf, High Raise and the Langdale Pikes
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I took a few panoramas of the view from the summit and stitched them together for a full 360 degree one. The full size one is available as an annotated download.
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The Great Slab
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Having made it back to Three Tarns I'm heading down The Band
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Stool End Farm in sight below so not far to go

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