28th September 2008 - Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and Esk Pike
Walk Details
Distance walked: 11.8 miles
Total ascent: 4221 ft
OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, South-western area
Time taken: 8 hrs
Route description: NT Stickle Barn car park-Stool End farm-Oxendale-Red Tarn-Great Knott-Crinkle Crags-Three Tarns-Bowfell-Esk Pike-Esk Hause-Angle Tarn-Rossett Gill-Mickleden-NT Stickle Barn car park
A long walk done on a fine early autumn day.
From the NT car park at Stickle Barn I made my way to Stool End farm before heading into Oxendale for the long climb to Red Tarn. On reaching Red Tarn I then did the traverse of the Crinkle Crags to Three Tarns. From Three Tarns I then climbed Bowfell and Esk Pike. After visiting the summit of Esk Pike my route back was down to Esk Hause, past Angle Tarn, down Rossett Gill and then along Mickleden to Great Langdale.
Total ascent: 4221 ft
OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, South-western area
Time taken: 8 hrs
Route description: NT Stickle Barn car park-Stool End farm-Oxendale-Red Tarn-Great Knott-Crinkle Crags-Three Tarns-Bowfell-Esk Pike-Esk Hause-Angle Tarn-Rossett Gill-Mickleden-NT Stickle Barn car park
A long walk done on a fine early autumn day.
From the NT car park at Stickle Barn I made my way to Stool End farm before heading into Oxendale for the long climb to Red Tarn. On reaching Red Tarn I then did the traverse of the Crinkle Crags to Three Tarns. From Three Tarns I then climbed Bowfell and Esk Pike. After visiting the summit of Esk Pike my route back was down to Esk Hause, past Angle Tarn, down Rossett Gill and then along Mickleden to Great Langdale.
Route map
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The Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from the roadside in Great Langdale
The Crinkle Crags from Oxendale before I start the long climb to Red Tarn
The Langdale Pikes from Brown Howe
Great Knott, the Crinkles and Bowfell as I approach Red Tarn
The Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Great Knott
and the Langdale Pikes with Helvellyn and Fairfield beyond
The Langdale Pikes and Great Langdale from the first Crinkle
A view across to the third Crinkle
The first sighting of the day of Scafell and Scafell Pike
The Duddon valley down on the left with Harter Fell and Hard Knott on the right
Looking across Hard Knott to Eskdale
On the second and highest of the Crinkles, Long Top and the view across to the Scafells
Looking down into the Duddon valley
Bowfell on the left with Skiddaw and Blencathra in the distance
The Langdale Pikes with the Helvellyn, St Sunday Crag and Fairfield in the background
The green fields of Eskdale below
Pike o'Blisco with Windermere behind
The Coniston fells from Long Top
A great view of Great Langdale from the third Crinkle
Looking across The Band to the Langdale Pikes
Scafell and Scafell Pike from the third Crinkle
On the summit of Bowfell and the view down into Lingcove, Eskdale, Hard Knott and Harter Fell
The Langdale Pikes and Great Langdale. The Great Slab can be seen below on the left.
Looking across High Raise and Ullscarf to the Helvellyn range
Skiddaw, Blencathra and the valley of Langstrath
The view across the Crinkle Crags with the Coniston fells beyond
The Scafells
On my final summit of the day, Esk Pike. The view looking north over Allen Crags and Glaramara to Skiddaw and Blencathra.
The valley of Langstrath below with Helvellyn in the distance
Bowfell, Crinkle Crags with the Coniston fells beyond
Scafell Pike
The view northwest to Great Gable, Green Gable, Grasmoor, Crag Hill and Grisedale Pike
Looking past the Langdale Pikes and down Great Langdale to Windermere
Heading down Rossett Gill into Mickleden as I head back