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

A busy path leads to wild seclusion


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:

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

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

Stickle Ghyll, Great Langdale

Photo: Edward Felstead (7)

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

Harrison Stickle from Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle)

Photo: Mike Walker (284)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from 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 c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Its a dogs-life in Langdale

Its a dogs-life in Langdale

Photo: Toby Mettam (1)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - My husband and children at Stickle Tarn, Great Langdale

My husband and children at Stickle Tarn, Great Langdale

Photo: Frances Fox (1)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Climbing up Stickle Ghyll towards Harrison Stickle (The Langdale Pikes) (left) from Great Langdale

Climbing up Stickle Ghyll towards Harrison Stickle (The Langdale Pikes) (left) from Great Langdale

Photo: Tim Hope (22)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco) from Mickleden

Pike of Blisco (Pike o' Blisco) from Mickleden

Photo: Mike Walker (297)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Stickle Tarn from the summit of Pavey Ark

Stickle Tarn from the summit of Pavey Ark

Photo: Mike Walker (264)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Crummock Water and the Bishop of Barf from Whinlatter Forest Park

Crummock Water and the Bishop of Barf from Whinlatter Forest Park

Photo: Christine Shepherd (819)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Junction with Stake Pass and The Cumbria Way at the bottom of Rossett Beck in Mickleden

Junction with Stake Pass and The Cumbria Way at the bottom of Rossett Beck in Mickleden

Photo: Alan Wainwright (192)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - *Starting up Stickle Ghyll from Great Langdale with Harrison Stickle (The Langdale Pikes) (far left)

*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 - *Stickle Tarn with Great Langdale and Lingmoor beyond from Pavey Ark Summit (Langdale Pikes)

*Stickle Tarn with Great Langdale and Lingmoor beyond from Pavey Ark Summit (Langdale Pikes)

Photo: Tim Hope (37)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Snow on Harrison Stickle across a frozen Stickle Tarn

Snow on Harrison Stickle across a frozen Stickle Tarn

Photo: Ray Foster (12)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott & Crinkle Crags (South Top)  and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Great Langdale

Crinkle Crags (Long Top), Gunson Knott & Crinkle Crags (South Top) and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from Great Langdale

Photo: Wayne Hill (1)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Looking down the Langdale Valley from Loft Crag

Looking down the Langdale Valley from Loft Crag

Photo: Simon Gibson (2)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - *Bowfell, Esk Pike and (the end of) The Scafell Massif from Langdale

*Bowfell, Esk Pike and (the end of) The Scafell Massif from Langdale

Photo: Robert Withers (2)

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

Black Crags (Langdale)

Photo: Mike Walker (289)

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

Rossett Gill

Photo: Mike Jennings (30)

Walk c418 The Langdale Pikes via North Rake and Rossett Pike from Great Langdale - Brett and a duck at Stickle Tarn

Brett and a duck at Stickle Tarn

Photo: Mike Walker (255)


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