27th March 2011 - The Langdale Pikes
Walk Details
Distance walked: 5.9 miles
Total ascent: 2648 ft
OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, South-western area
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: NT Stickle Barn car park, Great Langdale-Mark Gate-Loft Crag-Pike o'Stickle-Harrison Stickle-Pavey Ark-Thunacar Knott-Sergeant Man-Stickle Tarn-Stickle Ghyll-NT Stickle Barn car park, Great Langdale
A round of the Langdale Pikes taking in Loft Crag, Pike o'Stickle, Harrison Stickle, Pavey Ark, Thunacar Knott and Sergeant Man.
Total ascent: 2648 ft
OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, South-western area
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: NT Stickle Barn car park, Great Langdale-Mark Gate-Loft Crag-Pike o'Stickle-Harrison Stickle-Pavey Ark-Thunacar Knott-Sergeant Man-Stickle Tarn-Stickle Ghyll-NT Stickle Barn car park, Great Langdale
A round of the Langdale Pikes taking in Loft Crag, Pike o'Stickle, Harrison Stickle, Pavey Ark, Thunacar Knott and Sergeant Man.
Route map
The view up Langdale to Pike o'Blisco and the Crinkle Crags. I parked in the NT car park at Stickle Barn and set off for the path up the side of Dungeon Ghyll.
The way up the Mark Gate path
Side Pike and Pike o'Blisco
Dungeon Ghyll
Pike o'Blisco
Dungeon Ghyll
Looking back down on Great Langdale
Pike o'Blisco
Pike o'Blisco and the Crinkle Crags
Crinkle Crags and a cloud capped Bowfell
Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Loft Crag
Blea Tarn. Lingmoor Fell to its left and Blake Rigg to the right.
Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Pike o'Stickle
Harrison Stickle and Loft Crag
Loft Crag
Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End and Allen Crags
Allen Crags and Glaramara
High Raise
Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Harrison Stickle. Loft Crag and Pike o'Stickle in the foreground.
Blea Tarn
Langdale leading down to Windermere
Pavey Ark and Stickle Tarn
Crinkle Crags and Bowfell. Loft Crag and Pike o'Stickle in the foreground.
Bowfell, Esk Pike and Great End. Scafell Pike can be seen in the gap between Bowfell and Esk Pike. Pike o'Stickle in the foreground.
Harrison Stickle from Pavey Ark
The summit of Thunacar Knott
Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Thunacar Knott
Great End. The ridge of Allen Crags and Glaramara with Great Gable behind.
The eastern fells of Helvellyn and Fairfield from the summit of Sergeant Man
Towards Windermere from Sergeant Man
Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End and Great Gable from Sergeant Man
Pavey Ark and Stickle Tarn
Stickle Ghyll
On the path beside Stickle Ghyll with Lingmoor Fell in the background
Nearly back to the car park and this is the bottom bit of Stickle Ghyll