Esk Pike
885m (2904ft)
The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,459ft (1,054m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - Old Dungeon Ghyll - The Cumbria Way - Mickleden Beck - Mickleden (Langdale) - Rossett Beck - Rossett Pike - Angle Tarn (Langdale) - Esk Hause - Esk Pike - Ore Gap - Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top) - Bow Fell (Bowfell) - Bowfell Buttress - Cambridge Crag - Flat Crag - Climbers' Traverse (optional) - Three Tarns - Earing Crag - White Stones - The Band - Oxendale - Stool End Farm - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (20km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,684ft (1,428m) |
| Time: | 9.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Great Langdale - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - The Cumbria Way - Mickleden Beck - Mickleden - Rossett Beck - Rossett Pike - Angle Tarn (Langdale) - Esk Hause - Great End - Ill Crag - Broad Crag - Scafell Pike - Esk Hause - Esk Pike - Ore Gap - Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top) - Bow Fell (Bowfell) - Bowfell Buttress - Cambridge Crag - Flat Crag - Climbers' Traverse (optional) - Three Tarns - The Band - Oxendale - Stool End Farm - The Old Dungeon Ghyll - Great Langdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14ml (22.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 6,009ft (1,832m) |
| Time: | 9 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Eskdale - Wha House Farm - Hare Crag - Quagrigg Moss - Slight Side - Sca Fell - Symonds Knott - Mickledore - Scafell Pike - Broad Crag - Ill Crag - Great End - Esk Hause - Esk Pike - Ore Gap - Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top) - Bow Fell (Bowfell) - Bowfell Buttress - Cambridge Crag - Flat Crag - Climbers' Traverse (optional) - Three Tarns - Great Moss - Brotherikeld - Eskdale
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Esk Pike
David Peebles walked up Esk Pike on June 1st, 2024 [from/via/route] Langdale Campsite Carpark [with] Group [weather] Great Weather. Sun & not t cold or windy.
Christine Shepherd climbed Esk Pike on April 25th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Langdale using walk c371 Climbed again using the same route in reverse on 6. 10.2021. Climbed for a third time using the same route on 25.04.23. Added Great End as the day was so wonderful. [with] On my own [weather] Sunny in the morning then stormy on the descent back to Langdale.
John Tippins bagged Esk Pike on October 25th, 2022 [from/via/route] From the Old Dungeon Ghyll [with] Alone [weather] Dry most of the day, even a bit of sunshine. Some light rain around lunchtime, warm by mid-afteroon. Winds much lighter than recently, but also colder, maybe the fact that I was higher.
Martyn Atherton hiked Esk Pike on March 12th, 2022 [from/via/route] c371 Rosset Pike, Esk Pike & Bowfell From Langdale [with] Self [weather] Wet at first then dry & misty
Ian Ashton summited Esk Pike on November 13th, 2021 [with] Solo
Geoff Hand conquered Esk Pike on March 23rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Walk c371 Rossett Pike, Esk Pike & Bowfell [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Glorious sunny & warm day (ridiculous for this time of year!) - Lovely walk up Mickleden, rossett gill, Esk Hause & back down the Band.
Carl Tillotson scaled Esk Pike on March 19th, 2022 [from/via/route] using route C371 in reverse [with] June [weather] Sunny, quite windy at top. Nice views, a little hazy to the west.
Chris Sheard walked up Esk Pike on March 14th, 2022 [from/via/route] Along from ESK hause after doing Great End [with] George [weather] Fierce winds freezing feel, top clagged in with hails & near blizzard - Found the path using compass & sat nav - awful hard conditions with blinding hail - aborted ridge run to Bow fell
Stephanie Doyle climbed Esk Pike on September 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] Car park
Kevin Foster bagged Esk Pike on July 2nd, 2021 [from/via/route] The Old Dungeon Ghyll National Trust car park. [with] By myself. [weather] Some clouds. - Twin rocky tops. The one without the cairn being the slightly higher. The red soil around Ore Gap is quite interesting. I liked the descent to Esk Hause along rocky shelves. Good views especially of Great End & the Scafell ridge.
Wayne Baxter hiked Esk Pike on April 26th, 2021 [from/via/route] From old Dungeon Ghyl car park follow Cumbria way path up to Rossett Pike, onto Esk Pike. Onto a clear path to Bow fell (follow the cairns) Down via the band to the car park [with] Sue [weather] Sunny
Sarah Culverhouse summited Esk Pike on August 13th, 2020 [from/via/route] ODG [with] Mary Puppins [weather] glorious sunshine
John Bryers conquered Esk Pike on August 13th, 2020 [from/via/route] Walked up Oxendale through the farm. Continued WSW beside the wall & then bear SW (left) at a fork on a level path to reach the footbridge over Oxendale Beck. Cross the bridge & bear SW up a clear path that eventually bears S beside Browney Gill to reach a junction of paths on the col. Turning left up to peak of Pike O' Blisco. Returning to col & up to Great Crag, skirting around on right to Crinkle Crag (South top) & along ridge to Crinkle Crags (North Top). Continued along ridge along the crinkle crags 4 & 5 & up to top of Bow Fell. continued along ridge dropping down to Ore Gap & continued up to top of Esk Pike. [with] With Mya my faithful 13 year old Patterdale Terrier. [weather] Very warm day, sweated up to Col, breeze did help & clouded in a touch. - Set off at 7.37am after parking in NT car park at New dungeon Ghyll (£8.00 parking).
Clare Tait scaled Esk Pike on August 12th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Langdale Valley & Rossett Ghyll, Bowfell & return down The Band [with] Charlie [weather] Bright sunshine and. - Angle Tarn beautiful & peaceful as ever. A rocky ascent to the top with good views.
Andy Buxton walked up Esk Pike during August, 1987 [from/via/route] From ODG via Oxendale, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Esk Pike, Allen Crags, Great End, Scafell Pike. (All done at various other times as well) [with] Solo [weather] Sunny - Camped by small tarn near top of Allen Crags (High House Tarn)
Richard Banks climbed Esk Pike on June 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Langdale
Andrew Johnson bagged Esk Pike on February 5th, 2020 [from/via/route] Old DG [with] Ted [weather] Cleared to blue skies at some points, Snow on top with some hail
Elaine Evans hiked Esk Pike on September 13th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite via Grains Gill to Esk Hause & Esk Pike, then to Rossett Pike via Ore Gap & Angle Tarn. Return via Langstrath to Stonethwaite. [with] Sue and Christine [weather] Wonderful walking weather fair with a cooling breeze. - Thank you to Sue's husband who moved the car from Seathwaite to Stonethwaite for us. Well done to Christine for also bagging Seathwaite Fell & Allen Crags.
Phillip Bulley summited Esk Pike on September 10th, 2019 [from/via/route] Via mickleden to esk hause to Esk Pike. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny & warm.
Richard Marchant conquered Esk Pike on October 28th, 1993 [from/via/route] This was a walk carried out just by me from New Dungeon Ghyll & took me up Stickle Ghyll to Stickle Tarn up the back on to Langdale Pikes taking in both Pikes & on to Martcrag moor round to Rossett Pike & to Angle Tarn up to Ore Gap-Esk Pike-Bow Fell-Crinkle Crags-Great Knott- Pike of Blisco then back down to New Dungeon Ghyll. [with] On my own. [weather] Wet dull dreary day.
Craig Steeland scaled Esk Pike on May 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Old Dungeon Ghyll car park [with] With Sue [weather] Sunny, warm & dry
Caroline Winter walked up Esk Pike on April 8th, 2019 [from/via/route] Millbeck farm, Micklebeck valley, Rossett Gill, Rossett Pike, Angle tarn, Esk Pike, Bow Fell, Shelter crags, The Band, Millbeck Farm [with] Becky [weather] Great views & sunny, 7 degrees on tops, light breeze on tops, great visibility - One of those mountains where you think you're at the top & there's another crag out of reach, then another
Nick Dobson climbed Esk Pike on July 14th, 2018 [from/via/route] Seathwaite Farm [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] bright & sunny in the main, but misty & low cloud on the top. - Once again the plan was to continue onto Bowfell, but once again conditions prevailed, as we approached Esk Hause, Esk Pike had disappeared from view. We continued to the top, but decided against continuing to Bowfell with very little visibility, instead taking in Seathwaite Fell on the way back down. On reaching Esk Hause we turned to see Esk Pike in brilliant sunshine with no cloud in view.
Tracey Cowell bagged Esk Pike on September 1st, 2018 [with] Andrew and Billy
David Watson hiked Esk Pike on August 25th, 2018 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyll [weather] Sunny
Richard Marshall summited Esk Pike on April 9th, 2018 [from/via/route] C371 [with] Chris and Bo [weather] Fine
Iain Jones conquered Esk Pike on April 15th, 2012 [from/via/route] The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale [with] BMF Birmingham - 20 July 2013 - The Langdale Horseshoe; 30 August 2014 - walked from The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale; 26 August 2017 - The Wainwright 60 - Day 6 (Scafell)
Anthony Scott scaled Esk Pike on July 14th, 2017 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyl Hotel [with] me [weather] Grey cloud, some rain, windy, sunny spells. Changeable! - walk 179
Simon Boddy walked up Esk Pike on June 26th, 2017 [from/via/route] Great Langdale [with] HF Holidays [weather] Warm & sunny
John Walter climbed Esk Pike on May 26th, 2017 [with] Tricia
Dave Eyes bagged Esk Pike on April 24th, 2017 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Gill car park [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Windy, Hail, Sunny - long day - back at car by 8.35pm almost 7000ft of ascent according to the gps
Gordon Lee hiked Esk Pike on September 22nd, 2016 [from/via/route] From ODG [weather] Good walk
Chris Tomlinson summited Esk Pike on September 2nd, 2016 [from/via/route] Dungeon Ghyll [with] Lee Boldison [weather] As Bow Fell on same day
Mark Davidson conquered Esk Pike on August 2nd, 2004 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny & warm - fantastic
Charlie Housley scaled Esk Pike on June 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Rossett Pike along the ridge route above Tongue Head. [with] Solo. [weather] Extremely humid; possibly 80-90%. Thunder storms within half a mile but not actually overhead.
Chris Bramley walked up Esk Pike on March 19th, 2016 [from/via/route] Langdale [with] jacqui, Blake, janet [weather] great
Michael Nolan climbed Esk Pike on February 2nd, 2016 [from/via/route] Ole Dungeon Ghyll [weather] dry cold but get fun as not a soul met all day!
Andrew Martin bagged Esk Pike on July 11th, 2015 [from/via/route] old dungeon ghyll [weather] murky
Clive Ward hiked Esk Pike on November 1st, 2014 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyll. Via Slab, Bow Fell. Seathwaite (Oct 15) [with] Ben. Hazel & Janice running Dirty Double in Glenridding Ian, Dave Bell, Chris F 7th Oct 15 [weather] Mostly cloudy & very windy. Above 600 metres in cloud with poor visibility
Philip Layton summited Esk Pike on July 14th, 2006 [with] Karen, Karen & Steve
Harry Meijer conquered Esk Pike on August 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] custom walk [with] The Lake District Walker
Mike Jackson scaled Esk Pike during September, 2015 [from/via/route] Langdale [with] Global [weather] Awful - Part of the 24 Peaks in 24 hours
Bay Wan walked up Esk Pike on September 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] Start from Bowfell & descend via the Cumbria Way, much easier on the knees [with] Cocoa Pops [weather] Mild & sunny, lovely
Christina Lander climbed Esk Pike on August 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Old Dungeon Ghyll - Stool End Farm - Great Knott - Crinkle Crags - Shelter Crags - Bow Fell - Esk Pike - Esk Hause - Scafell Pike - Esk Hause - Angle Tarn - Cumbria Way/Mickleden Beck - Old Dungeon Ghyll (20 miles) [with] Mick & Kath Hobday and Dick [weather] Sunny intervals & windy, but not cold
David Noble bagged Esk Pike on July 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] ODG Rosset Pike, Esk Pike, Bow Fell, Crinkle Crags, Cold Pike & Pike O Blisco [with] Solo [weather] Dry/Sunny
Leon Harvey hiked Esk Pike on July 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] Langsdale [with] Solo [weather] VERY strong wind - 9hr Hike
Ann Davis summited Esk Pike on August 26th, 2014 [from/via/route] ODG, rossett gill [with] moi [weather] fair a bit gusty on top - too many tourists without a clue or map!
Keith Eastman conquered Esk Pike on July 22nd, 2014 [from/via/route] c371
Kevin Parnham scaled Esk Pike on July 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] from great langdale via rossett gill & esk hause [with] Jo [weather] hot & sunny generally - started at 14:00 so virtually had fells to ouselves
Marcus Bradshaw walked up Esk Pike on June 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Crinkle Crags , bow Fell , Esk Pike [with] Marcus [weather] Sunny
Steve Frank climbed Esk Pike on May 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] ODG
Michael Smith has bagged Esk Pike [from/via/route] Angle tarn [with] WKMW [weather] Sunny - Best views yet
Derek Parkin hiked Esk Pike on October 28th, 2012 [with] lynn parkin [weather] clear skies
John Statham summited Esk Pike on August 31st, 2013 - Panorama evening sun mostly clear
Raymond Barnett conquered Esk Pike on May 22nd, 2013 [from/via/route] langdale [with] self [weather] very good & sunny
Brian Laverty scaled Esk Pike on May 30th, 2010 [from/via/route] great langdale [with] wendy [weather] good clear
Darren Mortimer walked up Esk Pike on November 24th, 2012 [from/via/route] Great Langdale [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Cold Misty & covered in snow
Iain Taylor climbed Esk Pike on August 29th, 2010 [from/via/route] Langdale (NY 29589 06415)
Mr Davison bagged Esk Pike during January, 2011 [from/via/route] from old dungeon ghyll to bow fell [with] jenny davison [weather] cold sunny
Anthony Neale hiked Esk Pike on June 30th, 2012 [from/via/route] From Old Dungeon Ghyll [with] Howard [weather] Rain & low cloud - On route to Scafell Pike
Colin Pomfret summited Esk Pike on May 12th, 1985 [from/via/route] New Dungeon Ghyll [with] Self [weather] Cloud & later drizzle
Christine Knowles conquered Esk Pike on April 22nd, 2009 [from/via/route] Mickledon, Rosset Ghyll, Esk Hause, Scafell Pike [with] Graham [weather] Cloud down.
Jenny Godfrey, Patrick Rogozinski, Matthew Thomas, Melanie Dunn, Clifford Meehan , Alex Jones, H Winrow, Clare Houlihan, Karen Lythgoe, Wendy Sockett, Michael Austin, Angela Moroney, David Kelley, Louise Sandwith, Mr M A Blanchard, Leon Potts, Peter Walsh, Craig Lewis, Doug Jeffries, David Shaw, Jonathan Tobin, Elaine Grayson, David Kelley, Carl Abbott, Peter O'sullivan, David Butterfield, Louis Smith, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Jill Dean, Ian Thomas, Paul Booth, Paul Henderson, Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Williams, Tracey Cordes, John Kendall, Lee Mutch, Les Bennett, Patrick Buckland, Stephen Millington, Chris Bede, Rob Barklamb, Paul Macey, Jeanette Coward, Pete Howes, Sam Mercer, Adam Shewry, Ray O'hara and Libby Burns have all walked, climbed & bagged Esk Pike.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Esk Pike
Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top) and Esk Pike from the shelter on Esk Hause
The Band (left), Bow Fell (Bowfell), Esk Pike (centre) and Pike of Stickle (far right) surround Mickleden from Great Langdale
Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott), Shelter Crags, Shelter Crags, (North Top), The Band , Bow Fell (Bowfell) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) (North Top), Esk Pike, Rossett Pike and The Langdale Pikes including Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) (left) Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle from Stool End, Great Langdale
Hard Knott summit cairn - with Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell) and Crinkle Crags gracing the skyline
Crinkle Crags (Crinkle Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), & Gunson Knott), Bow Fell (Bowfell), Esk Pike & The Langdale Pikes from Loughrigg
Esk Pike (left) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott)
Snow on Esk Pike (left), Bow Fell (Bowfell) and Crinkle Crags (right) from the summit of Scafell Pike
The Langdale Pikes (left), Rossett Pike (foreground left) and Esk Pike (right) from Esk Hause
Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Gunson Knott , Crinkle Crags (Long Top) and Crinkle Crags (South Top) from Scafell Pike
Great Gable (mid-distance right) with The Scafell Massif beyond with Esk Pike (left) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) (far left) from Littledale Edge
From left to right: Slight Side and Sca Fell, Mickledore, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Great End, Esk Hause, Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Cold Pike, Little Stand and finally the shoulder of Grey Friar from the summit of Hard Knott
*Northernly Panorama from the summit of Hard Knott featuring Sca Fell, Scafell Pike, Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Gunson Knott, Crinkle Crags (Long Top) and Crinkle Crags (South Top)
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