Three of the Langdale peaks

A walk proposed by Walking Britain

This Langdale walk includes two of the well know Langdale Pikes - and Pike o'Stickle - and continues to visit the less walked Rosset Pike so you can avoid the crowds.

Walk No. 293127 Calculated time : 6h00 Difficulty : Difficult Return to the departure Distance : 8.03mi Yes point : Vertical gain : 2612ft Activity : Walking Vertical drop : 2605ft Region : Highest point : 2333ft Location : Lakes Lowest point : 318ft Description (D/A)From the car park at the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, a well-constructed Waypoints stone path leads the way upwards, passing the beck on the right and with showing ahead on the right with Harrison Stickle on the left. For S/F Start: car park at New Dungeon Ghyll the most part, the route up to Stickle Tarn is obvious but there is one point Hotel N 54.447017° / W 3.090707° - alt. 318ft - mi 0 where a choice will have to be made concerning the ongoing route. A few minutes from the tarn, the path crosses Stickle Beck from right to left. The 1 Stickle Tarn choice is either to pick your way across rocks, a straightforward enough N 54.457631° / W 3.099705° - alt. 1512ft - mi 0.91 task for most, or to clamber up steeply to the right and follow the way up to 2 Harrison Stickle the tarn from there. N 54.456688° / W 3.109475° - alt. 2333ft - mi 1.46 (1)Either way, Pavey Ark dominates the view ahead and the rushing waters 3 of the stream beyond the dam announce that Stickle Tarn is about to N 54.456352° / W 3.121497° - alt. 2123ft - mi 1.94 appear. The tarn is a good place to stop for a while and admire the cliffs of 4 Pavey Ark and the diagonal traverse of Jack's Rake. From the dam, a path N 54.457712° / W 3.16303° - alt. 1988ft - mi 4.61 goes to the left and then right as it heads up Harrison Stickle. Looking S/F Finish: car park at New Dungeon Ghyll across to Pavey Ark, you may be able to spot some walkers scrambling up Hotel Jack's Rake. The top of Harrison Stickle commands fine views in different N 54.447281° / W 3.091331° - alt. 335ft - mi 8.03 directions including a look down the way below. (2)The next summit, the dome-shaped Pike of Stickle is clearly in view to the west and the descent is quite steep off Harrison Stickle before the ground levels out and then a gentle path leads towards the next objective. Look out for a scree slope to the left that goes all the way down to the Mickleden valley below, though it is not recommended as a descent route. The climb up to the top of Pike of Stickle involves some basic scrambling in places and the last time I was there, someone had left an upturned spade in the summit . "A view to die for" was how one fellow walker in another group described the summit view on this occasion. (3)Rossett Pike, the third summit on the walk, appears dwarfed by from Pike of Stickle. Next, head due north west and the path is intermittent in places but the right direction clear as you pass Martcrag Moor and the Stake Pass. The latter offers a way of cutting the walk shorter by omitting the third summit and taking a more direct route to the descent down part of the Way to Mickleden. Down into the dip the path goes and then relatively steeply up the other side. The top of Rossett Pike is a rocky one and it offers a fine view of nearby in particular. (4)Descending to the col between Rossett Pike and Hanging Knotts, a glimpse of Angle Tarn can be seen. The path down Rossett Ghyll towards Mickleden is generally steep and rocky and calls for careful footwork. Eventually, the gradient eases off and then begins the long walk back down Mickleden. I have heard some people say that Mickleden seems to go on forever and it can feel like that. The path passes Middle Farm leading to a tarmac road and then it is simply a question of following the road back down the valley to rejoin the car park at the start point of the walk. Practical information Let us know your opinion on : https://www.visorando.co.uk/walk-three-of-the-langdale-peaks/

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