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The Langdale Pikes from the road near Blea Tarn

The Langdale Valley from Harrison Stickle

The Langdale Pikes: Private Guiding

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Difficulty:	Exposure:
Some steep climbs and easy scrambles, stunning views throughout over all the high fells and the Langdale Valley
Distance: 8km / 5 miles	Ascent: 810m / 2700ft
Duration: 5 hours	Maximum Group Ratio: 10:1

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"No mountain view in Lakeland arrests and excites the attention more than that of the Langdale Pikes."

A. Wainwright

The view from the eastern shore of Windermere between Windermere and Ambleside is dominated by the distant skyline of jagged rocky mountains to the East, these are the Langdales or Langdale Pikes.

This is one of the most famous views in the Lake District.

Let our guides take you over a well tried route taking in the best parts of these fells with spectacular views back down the Langdale Valley back towards Windermere.

Summits included on this route:

Pavey Ark	700 metres/2297 feet
Thunacar Knott (Optional)	723 metres/2372 feet
Harrison Stickle	736 metres/2415 feet
Pike O'Stickle	709 metres/2326 feet
Loft Crag	682 metres/2238 feet

Langdale had a productive stone axe industry during the Neolithic period.
The area has outcrops of fine-grained greenstone suitable for making polished axes which have been found distributed across the British Isles and beyond. The rock is an epidotised greenstone quarried or perhaps just collected from the scree slopes on Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle.

From the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel we will climb by Stickle Gill to Stickle Tarn, here there are wonderful views up to Pavey Ark, the cliffs above the tarn. Here we will circle the tarn and climb onto Pavey Ark.

An easy path now leads to the summit of Harrison Stickle, the most prominent of the Langdale Pikes.

We will then cross Harrison Combe to climb the rocky scramble to the summit of Pike O'Stickle, before descending over Loft Crag back to the New Dungeon Ghyll.

From all the summits we will have great views on a good day over the Langdale Valley to Windermere and across to Bowfell, the Crinkles and Coniston Old Man.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above.

Meet Point	The New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Langdale
Postcode / GR	LA22 9JX / NY 295 064
Location Info	From Ambleside: Leave 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 until the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel is Seen up a lane to the right. Parking will be found to the left here and also a little further along the road (Both the car parks charge a fee). We will meet outside the hotel. For Ghyll Scrambling sessions we will be using the changing rooms at the top of the National Trust car park, so it may be easier to park here.