Walk c238 Lingmoor Fell and Great Langdale from Elterwater
This 7 mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Elterwater & will take you about 4½ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 7 miles (11km) | |
| Ascent: | 1976 ft (602m) | |
| Time: | 4½ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 | |
| Sat Nav: | N54.5122 W2.9241 | |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire | |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS‡ | |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members | |
| Car Park Size: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars | |
| Location: | On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale | |
| Stiles: | None | |
| Dogs: | Permitted under close control | |
| Terrain: | Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Elterwater - Elterwater Bridge - Dale End - Lingmoor Fell - Fat Man's Agony (or Fat Man's Struggle) - Side Pike - Great Langdale - Side House Farm - The Cumbria Way - Oak Howe - Chapel Stile - Elterwater Bridge - Elterwater
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 1 Wainwright |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Lingmoor Fell at 469m (1539ft). Lingmoor Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 184).
Lingmoor Fell is also known as English Marilyn (83rd highest in England, 1052nd highest in the UK).
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Cumbria Way, a 112km (70 miles) linear footpath connecting Ulverston in Cumbria, England with Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The Cumbria Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cumbria Way.
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c238 Lingmoor Fell and Great Langdale from Elterwater
In no particular order . . .
*Crinkle Crags featuring Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott & Crinkle Crags (South Top) (left), Bow Fell (Bowfell) (centre) and The Langdale Pikes (right) from Great Langdale
The Band (centre) with Crinkle Crags (left) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) (right) beyond from Great Langdale
The Band (left), Bow Fell (Bowfell), Esk Pike (centre) and Pike of Stickle (far right) surround Mickleden from Great Langdale
Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott), Shelter Crags and Shelter Crags (North Top) from Great Langdale
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