Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Great Langdale, is 10 miles long and will take about 7¼hrs. It is graded 7 (Hard).


Route outline for walk c418:

Great Langdale  -  The New Dungeon Ghyll  -  Stickle Ghyll  -  Stickle Tarn  -  North Rake  -  The Langdale Pikes  -  Pavey Ark  -  Thunacar Knott  -  Harrison Stickle  -  Loft Crag  -  Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle)  -  Martcrag Moor  -  Stake Pass  -  Black Crags (Langdale)  -  Little Gill Head  -  Rossett Pike  -  Rossett Gill  -  The Cumbria Way  -  Mickleden  -  Mickleden Beck  -  The New Dungeon Ghyll  -  Great Langdale



Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
English
Mountains
Wainwright
6
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
6
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Harrison Stickle at 736m (2415ft). Harrison Stickle is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (77th highest in England, 132nd highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 70).

Harrison Stickle is also known as an English Nuttall (96th highest in England, 163rd highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Thunacar Knott at 723m (2373ft). Thunacar Knott is classified as an Wainwright (No. 76).

Thunacar Knott is also known as an English Nuttall (105th highest in England, 179th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:

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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.



You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL6 The English Lakes - South Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale

In no particular order . . .

*Starting up Stickle Ghyll from Great Langdale with Harrison Stickle (The Langdale Pikes) (far left)

Photo: Tim Hope (21)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Great Langdale, Lingmoor Fell and Lake Windermere from the summit of Harrison Stickle

Great Langdale, Lingmoor Fell and Lake Windermere from the summit of Harrison Stickle

Photo: Christine Shepherd (59)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Crinkle Crags (Crinkle, Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott), Shelter Crags & Shelter Crags (North Top)) and the Eastern shoulder of The Band from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

Crinkle Crags (Crinkle, Crags (South Top), Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Crinkle Crags (Gunson Knott), Shelter Crags & Shelter Crags (North Top)) and the Eastern shoulder of The Band from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

Photo: Andy Malcolm (214)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Approaching the (somewhat moody) Langdale Pikes along the Cumbria Wayin Great Langdale below Oakhowe Crag.

Approaching the (somewhat moody) Langdale Pikes along the Cumbria Wayin Great Langdale below Oakhowe Crag.

Photo: Graham Sykes (1)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Great Langdale  with Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco) beyond from the path to Pike of Stickle (The Langdale Pikes)

Great Langdale with Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco) beyond from the path to Pike of Stickle (The Langdale Pikes)

Photo: Tim Hope (40)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Black Crags (Langdale) summit cairn

Black Crags (Langdale) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (817)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark beyond Stickle Tarn

Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark beyond Stickle Tarn

Photo: Mike Walker (253)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - The Langdale Pikes from Great Langdale

The Langdale Pikes from Great Langdale

Photo: Wayne Hill (30)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Harrison Stickle from Stickle Tarn (The Langdale Pikes)

Harrison Stickle from Stickle Tarn (The Langdale Pikes)

Photo: Simon Barnett (41)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Harrison Stickle in silhouette from Pavey Ark (Langdale Pikes)

Harrison Stickle in silhouette from Pavey Ark (Langdale Pikes)

Photo: Tim Hope (38)


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