On the Lingmoor Fell risge looking towards the Langdale Pikes

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Lingmoor Fell & Side Pike: Private Guiding

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Difficulty:	Exposure:
A shorter walk with a few short steep sections, some of the best views of the Langdale Pikes and Crinkles
Distance: 8km / 5 miles	Ascent: 440m / 1500ft
Duration: 5 hours	Maximum Group Ratio: 12:1

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"Bracken and heather, some ragged patches of juniper and well-timbered estate woods, many crags, and a delectable little tarn, all combine too make this fell a colourful addition to the varied attractions of the Langdale area."

A. Wainwright

The wonderful rambling Lingmoor Fell, bisecting the Great Langdale and Little Langdale valleys covered in crags, heather and bracken clad slopes is a stunning viewpoint over the higher fells on either side.

To the north the view over the rugged Crinkles, Bowfell and Langdale Pikes are impressive and to the south Wetherlam makes another great backdrop.

The views east towards Windermere are also of merit, the low rolling wooded countryside rolls down to the shores of Windermere.

Summits included on this route:

Lingmoor Fell	469 metres/1539 feet

"There is no better place than the top of Lingmoor Fell for appraising the geography of the Langdale district."

A. Wainwright

From Blea Tarn we will descend slightly to meet the track traversing the southern slopes of Lingmoor Fell, above Little Langdale. The path traverses with fine views over Little Langdale until it meets an old mine track, climbing the southern slopes of the fell in broad zig-zags to reach the main ridge.

An interesting climb along the ridge, around many long disused quarry workings with stunning views to the south throughout until the path reaches the summit of Lingmoor Fell.

Upon reaching the summit the view to the north is dramatically revealed with breathtaking views over the Langdale Pikes and across to the Crinkle Crags and Bowfell.

From the summit of Lingmoor Fell we will descend to the north to Lingmoor Tarn, a beautiful tarn nestled into the northern slopes of Lingmoor Fell.

A good path leads from Lingmoor Tarn west too rejoin the ridge as it descends to Side Pike, a rocky outcrop of rock where at first no obvious route to the summit will be seen, but with a little ingenuity a good path will be shown.

A short descent from Side Pike and we will be at Blea Tarn, Wordsworth's Solitary Abode, is a short distance away, and we will follow the path around the western shores of the tarn returning to our start point.

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

" That Father was, and filled with anxious fear,
Now, by experience taught, he stands assured,
That God, who takes away, yet takes not half
Of what he seems to take; or gives it back,
Not to our prayer, but far beyond our prayer;
He gives it - the boon. produce of a soil
Which our endeavours have refused to till,
And Hope hath never watered. The Abode,
Whose grateful Owner can attest these truths,
Even were the object nearer to our sight,
Would seem in no distinction to surpass
The rudest habitations. Ye might think
That it had sprung self-raised from earth, or grown
Out of the living rock, to be adorned
By nature only; but, if thither led,
Ye would discover, then, a studious work
Of many fancies, prompting many hands."

William Wordsworth, from The Excursion

Meet Point	Blea Tarn Car Park
Postcode / GR	LA22 9JU / NY 295 043
Location Info	From Ambleside: Leave on the A593, signposted to Langdale and Coniston, follow this road until the junction at Skelwith Bridge, turn here, signposted to Chapel Stile and Langdale. Follow this road through the village of Chapel Stile and continue past the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel when the road bends to the left and climbs the hill continue to top of hill, over Cattle Grid, pass the house until National Trust car park is seen on the left, we will meet here. Please note that the car park is Pay and Display (£7 for a day ticket in 2014).