Difficulty: Hard
Distance: 13km / 8 miles max.
Time: 6 Hours approx.
Starting from: The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale
Postcode: LA22 9JY
Price: £20 per person / Family tickets available
The Route:
From The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel we will follow the path that climbs to Red Tarn, a good path leads to the summit of the First Crinkle, from here on the path becomes a little rockier, a short climb leads to the summit of the Second Crinkle, Long Top the highest of the tops.
Wonderful and ever changing views will be seen all along the ridge looking down to the Langdale Valley and across to the Langdale Pikes.
A gentle path leads around the rest of the summits on the ridge before descending to Three Tarns.
From Three Tarns the path descends the long path of The Band, an easy descend back to the Langdale Valley.
An optional addition to this route is to add the summit of Bowfell, a wonderful summit and the sixth highest in the Lake District.
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Directions:
From Ambleside – Leave Ambleside on the A593, signposted to Langdale and Coniston, follow this road until the junction with Ellers Brow, turn right onto Ellers Brow, signposted to Chapel Stile and Langdale. Follow this road through the village of Chapel Stile and continue past the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel to the right, continue along this lane to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, on the right, there is a pay car park outside the Hotel for walkers.
