24th July 2011 - Pike o'Blisco, Crinkle Crags & Bowfell
Walk Details
Distance walked: 9.1 miles
Total ascent: 3872 ft
OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, South-western area
Time taken: 7.5 hrs
Route description: NT Stickle Barn car park, Great Langdale-B5343-Wall End Farm-Pike o'Blisco-Red Tarn-Crinkle Crags-Three Tarns-Bow Fell-Three Tarns-The Band-Stool End Farm-B5343-NT Stickle Barn car park, Great Langdale
After parking at the NT Stickle Barn car park I made my way up the road past the ODG and then past Wall End Farm before taking the path up to Pike o'Blisco. From there I made my way down to Red Tarn and then did the traverse of the Crinkle Crags. From Three Tarns I went to the top of Bow Fell and back down before heading back to Langdale by The Band.
Total ascent: 3872 ft
OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, South-western area
Time taken: 7.5 hrs
Route description: NT Stickle Barn car park, Great Langdale-B5343-Wall End Farm-Pike o'Blisco-Red Tarn-Crinkle Crags-Three Tarns-Bow Fell-Three Tarns-The Band-Stool End Farm-B5343-NT Stickle Barn car park, Great Langdale
After parking at the NT Stickle Barn car park I made my way up the road past the ODG and then past Wall End Farm before taking the path up to Pike o'Blisco. From there I made my way down to Red Tarn and then did the traverse of the Crinkle Crags. From Three Tarns I went to the top of Bow Fell and back down before heading back to Langdale by The Band.
Route map
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Crinkle Crags and Bowfell at the head of Langdale....
A view back down into Langdale from the path up Pike o'Blisco
The Langdale Pikes from the summit of Pike o'Blisco
Langdale
Crinkle Crags and Bowfell
The Coniston Fells
Windermere in the distance
A view across Red Tarn to Cold Pike. Black Combe can be seen in the distance.
Langdale
The Langdale Pikes as I make my way to Crinkle Crags
A view of the Scafells from the first Crinkle
Harter Fell, Hardknott and Eskdale
The Duddon valley
Windermere behind Pike o'Blisco
Langdale
The Helvellyn range beyond the Langdale Pikes
On the second Crinkle
Langdale
The Duddon valley and estuary in the distance
Eskdale
The Scafells
Langdale from the third Crinkle
Windermere and Pike o'Blisco
The Scafells from the third Crinkle
On the fourth Crinkle. Skiddaw, Blencathra and the Helvellyn range in the distance.
Langdale
Pike o'Blisco
The Scafells and Bowfell from the fifth Crinkle
Langdale
Pike o'Blisco
The Scafells from one of the Three Tarns
The Great Slab
Views from the summit of Bowfell
Pike o'Blisco, the Crinkle Crags and the Coniston Fells
Eskdale. Black Combe has a cap of cloud.
Scafell and Scafell Pike
Langdale and the Langdale Pikes
Patches of cloud drifting across the Coniston Fells
Windermere in the distance
The Helvellyn range in the distance
Skiddaw and Blencathra
Grasmoor and the northwestern fells, Skiddaw and Blencathra
Heading for The Band
Pike o'Blisco from The Band
Views of Langdale as I make my descent down The Band..
..to Stool End Farm