Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

A busy path leads to wild seclusion


Route outline for walk c281:

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  -  The Cumbria Way  -  Stake Gill  -  Mickleden  -  Mickleden Beck  -  The New Dungeon Ghyll  -  Great Langdale




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
2
English
Mountains
Wainwright
5
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
5
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
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:

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 more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Lake District National Park


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

OL6 The English Lakes - South Western area


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

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

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Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Looking back down the path up to Stickle Tarn with Lingmoor Fell in the background

Looking back down the path up to Stickle Tarn with Lingmoor Fell in the background

Photo: Mike Walker (256)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Looking down the Langdale Valley from Loft Crag

Looking down the Langdale Valley from Loft Crag

Photo: Simon Gibson (2)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - *High Raise (Langdale) and Seargent Man (dark pimple left of centre) and Codale Head from Thunacar Knott

*High Raise (Langdale) and Seargent Man (dark pimple left of centre) and Codale Head from Thunacar Knott

Photo: Tim Hope (35)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark from Great Langdale

Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark from Great Langdale

Photo: Pauline Mealor (1)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Half-way up Pavey Ark

Half-way up Pavey Ark

Photo: Mike Walker (265)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Stickle Tarn, Great Langdale and Lingmoor from Pavey Ark, The Langdale Pikes

Stickle Tarn, Great Langdale and Lingmoor from Pavey Ark, The Langdale Pikes

Photo: Chris Arthur (1)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Brett resting at Stickle Tarn with Pavey Ark

Brett resting at Stickle Tarn with Pavey Ark

Photo: Mike Walker (259)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Thunacar Knott from Pavey Ark summit

Thunacar Knott from Pavey Ark summit

Photo: Mike Walker (269)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Stickle Ghyll, Great Langdale

Stickle Ghyll, Great Langdale

Photo: Tim Hope (23)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - On the summit of Harrison Stickle

On the summit of Harrison Stickle

Photo: Mike Walker (274)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Great Langdale from Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) summit

Great Langdale from Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) summit

Photo: Mike Walker (281)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) summit cairn

Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) summit cairn

Photo: Mike Walker (280)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Mist in the Langdale Valley from Loft Crag

Mist in the Langdale Valley from Loft Crag

Photo: Simon Gibson (1)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) from Martcrag Moor

Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) from Martcrag Moor

Photo: Mike Walker (287)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Harrison Stickle from Pavey Ark summit

Harrison Stickle from Pavey Ark summit

Photo: Mike Walker (268)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Stickle Tarn from the path up Pavey Ark and The Langadale Pikes

Stickle Tarn from the path up Pavey Ark and The Langadale Pikes

Photo: Steve Guest (1)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Stickle Tarn from Pavey Ark

Stickle Tarn from Pavey Ark

Photo: Mike Walker (266)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Sunrise over Great Langdale taken close by Dungeon Ghyll below the summit of Harrison Stickle

Sunrise over Great Langdale taken close by Dungeon Ghyll below the summit of Harrison Stickle

Photo: Paul Johnson (18)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Pavey Ark from Stickle Tarn

Pavey Ark from Stickle Tarn

Photo: Chris Haselden (5)

Walk c281 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale - Stickle Tarn, The Langdale Pikes

Stickle Tarn, The Langdale Pikes

Photo: Kath Waterston (2)


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