The Langdale Pikes
Deservedly one of the most popular walks in the Lakes it is worth savouring the day and not to scrimp and save time to tick the summits.
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The Langdale Pikes Details
Deservedly one of the most popular walks in the Lakes it is worth savouring the day and not to scrimp and save time to tick the summits. Tackle Jack's Rake under the 400' rock face of Pavey Ark at your own peril, although there are easier alternatives at either side, before continuing the walk over Pike O' Stickle and its vertigo inducing summit. The ascent to Stickle Tarn (at 1500') is steep and well trodden, but once there the panorama opens up and the options are endless. The rugged scrambles up to the summit of Pavey Ark are followed by an innocuous stroll over the three famous Stickles of Harrison, Loft and Pike. The best descent is down Troughton Beck to the North West of Pike O'Stickle, again steep and rocky but completing a wonderful round. Although the pub and hotel at the foot of the Langdale Pikes are both named after the Dungeon Ghyll the stream of that name is not used by walkers. Climbers may attempt the steep sided gill which rises a few hundred yards to the west of the popular Stickle Ghyll ascent. **Start Point:** NY 293065. The New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel car park which can be full in high summer **Height to Climb:** 624ms (2,047 feet) **Terrain:** There is a steep climb of just under 2000' to the summit of Pavey Ark. Paths are obvious but eroded (although they have been improved in recent years) due to decades of pounding feet used since the Victorian age. **Eating & Drinking:** The New Dungeon Ghyll has a real walkers bar serving soup and sandwiches, the Old Dungeon Gyll is a little more exclusive but if you have a car drive a few miles south to the Wainwright at Chapel Style
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Great Langdale Campsite
One of the four campsites run by the National Trust.
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Langdale Stone Axe Factory
At least 5,000 years ago, Pike o'Stickle and other mountains in Langdale became the source of stone for axes. The primary site, on the slopes of the Langdale Pikes, is sometimes described as a "stone axe factory".
1.2 mi away
Copt Howe Rock Carvings
The carvings are beside the B5343 road in Great Langdale.
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The Langdale Pikes
The north side of the Great Langdale valley is comprised of the Langdale Pikes, a series of peaks that includes the Pike of Stickle, Loft Crag, Harrison Stickle, and Pavey Ark.
