Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
A fantastic walk up iconic mountains in the Langdale region. Fine views to be had
and what Wainwright called "The finest ridge mile"
The walk starts from the NT car park at Old Dungeon Ghyll. Here you can see
the Crinkles and the Band leading down from Bowfell
The Langdale Pikes from the path along to Stool End Farm
Heading towards the Farm
Crossing Oxendale Beck
Stool End Farm
Looking at Rosset Pike & Black Crags at the head of the valley
Passing by Pike o` Stickle
Through the Farm and the start of the path that runs along Oxendale Beck
The path that climbs gradually up to the Crinkle Crags ridgeline
Whorneyside Force
Looking back to the Langdale Pikes from the climb
Pike o` Blisco from the path
Just before I start to journey across the Crinkles, a view down the Langdale valley
Having negotiated the first crinkle, the path leading to the the second and highest
crinkle (Long Top) is blocked by what AW called ...
"The most difficult obstacle met on any of the regular walkers paths in Lakeland"
The Bad Step requires a little bit of scrambling by the route shown OR it can be
bypassed completely by a path on the left
Looking across Eskdale to Scafell Pike
Approaching the third Crinkle
Close up on Bowfell
Scafell Pike summit as busy as ever
The path up to Bowfell from Three Tarns
Close up on the Scafells from Three Tarns
The steep climb up to Bowfell
Looking back to Crinkle Crags from the climb to Bowfell
Approaching the summit of Bowfell which requires walking over a boulder field
The extremely large boulders leading up to the summit do require
a little care when crossing over them
On the summit of Bowfell
Mickledore separating the two Scafells
From the summit I make my way back down to the valley floor via the Band.
In so doing you pass a natural feature that AW called "The Great Slab"
The gentle path down to the valley via The Band
Down on the valley floor now in the fading light and a last look at Crinkle Crags
