Check the weather and dress accordingly, whilst this is not a long or challenging walk the ridge can be cold in windy weather. Activity. Don't climb it directly but choose any desired route up the easily scrambled rocks well to the right. The combination of two great Lakeland fells make this an exceptional walk. Go straight ahead eventually coming out into Ambleside town centre. Take the A593 from Ambleside to Skelwith Bridge, then turn right along the B5343 heading for Great Langdale. We really envisage you starting from Ambleside, where there are various parking options, and taking the 516 bus into Langdale. Map & Directions. The ridge walk to Pike o’Stickle was straightforward, though the last secion involved a small scramble. Reaching a small boggy patch skirt past it on the left and climb the outcrop ahead on the left. Walk c416 Scafell Pike from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale. The stone pitching ends but the path continues upwards, rough but clear and well trodden. Ascent: 2,900 feet . Grasmere left and Langdale valley on the right and, with a wing and a prayer, I should end up in Ambleside. note that gradients are usually grossly exaggerated. The path is quite clear now, but meanders a lot. Old Dungeon Ghyll: Hikers' bar - See 310 traveler reviews, 39 candid photos, and great deals for Great Langdale, UK, at Tripadvisor. Once out of the valley there are no shelters. Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale: See 310 unbiased reviews of Old Dungeon Ghyll, rated 4 of 5 on Tripadvisor and ranked #4 of 4 restaurants in Great Langdale. Click here to view map. Cairns confirm the path, but it looks to descend to Elterwater. Then joining the gradually descending ridge of Blea Rigg you walk back through bog, heather, and more rock, into bracken lands again. At the cairn bear left. Getting down … Altogether a total of eight of Wainwright's fells are completed in this fabulous circuit of the Langdale Fells. The view from here back to Gimmer Crag is both impressive and inspiring. Hill data is derived from Database of British and Irish hills which is licensed under a The walk begins by following the course of the Langdale Beck from Capel Stile to Dungeon Ghyll. Getting … Follow round the head of the coire drained by Bright Beck and strike off to climb the last steep slope to the summit of Sergeant Man. The summit cairn of Harrison Stickle is to the left but there are fantastic views down to the valley and beyond over to the right. Head up past the National Trust sign, and then in a few metres under the tree turn left up a wide rough path alongside the wall to go through the kissing gate ahead. The nearest airport is Blackpool International Airport, 46.6 miles from The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. Reaching the top keep right, cross the head of Dungeon Ghyll, initially bear left and then at a small cairn turn sharp right to climb Harrison Stickle. Old Dungeon Ghyll Circular is a 11.1 kilometer loop trail located near Ambleside, Cumbria, England that features a waterfall and is rated as difficult. Stickle Ghyll car park By road. Walking From New Dungeon Ghyll The stairway to Heaven starts from right outside the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. Summary: This walk of the Langdale Pikes from New Dungeon Ghyll to the familiar tops of Pike Of Stickle and Harrison Stickle and then Thunacar Knott, High Raise, Sergeant Man, Tarn Crag and Blea Crag is a well trodden classic. It isn't always possible to see the next destination and there are paths coming up from either side to be aware of. The route is from the Old Dungeon Ghyll car park. Close to Ambleside is the lovely valley of Langdale. At a distinctive sloping slab, keep left to go around the slab, behind it. Then keep slightly left to drop steadily onto the ridge. We really envisage you starting from Ambleside, where there are various parking options, and taking the 516 bus into Langdale. Walk c414 Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell (Bowfell) from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale. Our video is a guided walk in the Lake District from Dungeon Ghyll to Bow Fell via The Band. Parking for the walk up to Dungeon Ghyll is availiable at the foot of Harrison Stickle. Summary: This walk was undertaken by John Deasey and his friend Neal Lever. … 2304′. Ignore the gate to the left and let yourself be funnelled between walls to a gate. Immortalized by Wordsworth who penned his poem 'The Idle Shepherd Boy' in reference to it, the waterfall can be reached via a highly scenic path which leads off from that leading to Stickle Tarn. A small collection of stones marks the summit of Blea Rigg. Weather: Mixed cloud and sun, very windy on tops. The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel was originally a farm and inn. Keep left for views of Grasmere. If there is a group of you, parking a car at either end is an option. This walk takes you to the top of the following hills: Thunacar Knott, Silver How, Sergeant Man, Loughrigg Fell, Little Castle How, Harrison Stickle, and Blea Rigg; and includes 6 Wainwrights, 6 Birketts, 2 Nuttalls, 1 Marilyn, 1 Hewitt, and 1 HuMP. Along the way if you feel like it there are a number of small Birkett tops you can visit, but these aren't obligatory. Or those looking for luxury can stay at the 4star spa hotel The Langdale. Date of walk: 5th October 2017. A few paths meander in the right direction, but it's a bit of a lottery to get the most useful one. Confronted with a wide open boggy expanse the path swings right on mostly dry ground at the edge of the morass to a cairn on the other side. From the summit of Harrison Stickle drop to the left into a gully and then turn right to head slightly west of north (NNW). Try to keep to its line. Take care not to be drawn into descending down into the valley. Old Dungeon Ghyll Circular is a 6.9 mile loop trail located near Ambleside, Cumbria, England that features a waterfall and is rated as difficult. Walkers: Andrew . The hotel and the Hikers Bar have a long association with climbing and many famous climbers have stayed at the hotel or drunk in the bar. Soon you are faced with a choice. Maps contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2011 and paths © OpenStreetMap Contributors,CC-BY-SA, 2011, Inevitably things change on the ground so if you think this walk needs updating please, note that gradients are usually grossly exaggerated, 4 - pathless/high plateau/minor scrambling, Buy walk in Adobe/PDF format to print or for your phone or tablet, High Raise, Sergeant Man, and Blea Rigg from Langdale, The Langdale Pikes: Pavey Ark, Thunacar Knott, Pike of Stickle, Harrison Stickle, Bowfell, via Worneyside Force, Hell Gill, and the Great Slab, Rossett Pike, Angle Tarn, Esk Pike and Bowfell, Waterfalls and the Cathedral Cavern, from Elterwater, Stone Arthur, Great Rigg, Heron Pike and Nab Scar, Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag, Easedale Tarn, Codale Tarn, and Tarn Crag, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. All on a clear day easy to follow. Eating Out. Alternatively traverse further east to the next gully, this is 'Wainwrights' 10ft. Ignore the path immediately ahead but instead bear left to cross Dungeon Ghyll at the ford. Great Langdale from beside Dungeon Ghyll Cross the grass expanse, avoiding the little boggy patches and tarns would perhaps be for the best. The Old Dungeon Ghyll side is marked by a big piece of slate with arrows. If in doubt, take a compass bearing. Trevelyan who donated it to the National Trust. Further along Blea Rigg you can turn off and descend into Easedale in a number of places, and from there into Grasmere. Der Dungeon Ghyll ist ein Wasserlauf im Lake District, Cumbria, England. The path keeps mostly to the headlands which are not particularly boggy, but the summit cairn on Silver How does re-appear with a bit of relief. The walk starts at New Dungeon Ghyll where there is a large National Trust car park, a pub and hotel. This walk follows a popular path through Stickle Ghyll to Stickle Tarn in the Great Langdale area of the Lake District. The steep climb over Loughrigg Fell comes as rather a shock after such a long gentle descent, but it's the termination of the ridge and has its own great views. For many people their … It doesn't as at the cairn below bear left along a short terrace and then continue further left to climb a little beside a wall. After crossing a stone slab bridge and before a gate turn left following the fence, then climbing steeply up the face of the scree-slope. A lovely river walk past… 0.26 miles away The Langdale Pikes. If you have already purchased the walk then you if you are logged in you can find it in your rucksack (link top right on any page) in a format suitable for printing. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking. On this side, switchbacks go up the sleep side of the mountain alongside a river. Arriving by train your nearest station stop would be at Windermere, which is a good 12.8km drive away. The following summary is in John's own words. It then returns higher up the fellside (Lingmoor Fell), providing nice views down over the valley. You now have the lovely view down to Grasmere with fells on the skyline. Then take the stone pitched path bearing right climbing steadily. If you reach Red Bank road above Grasmere, you can obviously walk into the village, or continue along Loughrigg Terrace then the track past Rydal Cave to follow the Underloughrigg road back to Ambleside. Below Dungeon Ghyll . This is a wide rough track. The main way we fund this work is by selling our walks as PDFs for printing. Windermere is 11.8 miles from the accommodation, while Ambleside is 7.5 miles away. Parking for the walk up to Dungeon Ghyll is available at the foot of Harrison Stickle. Attraction. The walk starts at New Dungeon Ghyll where there is a large National Trust car park, a pub and hotel. Continue south east, initially a steep path descends from the summit and then wanders though the profusion of knotted ground. Further down the valley there is the New Dungeon Ghyll … Event. Refreshments are available at the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. It then returns higher up the hillside, providing nice views down over the valley. Car: A593 from Ambleside or Coniston and turn at Skelwith Bridge … 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. Proceed up through the National Trust car park, past the information panel to zigzag behind the buildings into the open grass area. On reaching Gimmer Crag you can get-up close to its impressive bulk and appreciate the climbers skill in assailing its intricacies. An irresistible name combined with a true mountain profile makes Pike o’ Blisco one of my favourite mountains in the Lake District. Retrace your steps and try your hand at a number of easy scrambles to the top of Loft Crag. Today the Pikes were in the clouds as I parked opposite the New Dungeon Ghyll, but they showed signs of lifting so it was on with the walk. Starting from the New Dungeon Ghyll, follow Dungeon Ghyll up towards its source amongst the Langdale Pikes. According to many seasoned fell walkers, this is one of the ’12 Best Walks In The Lake District.’ Park at the National Trust Car park near the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel then headed off westwards out of Langdale into tiny Oxendale. Or keep right to go over the knotted ground of Spedding Crag and Dow Bank which overlooks Elterwater and Chapel Stile. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking. Drop down and at the bottom turn right below the crag and then left on reaching a path. It is often added to a Crinkle Crags walk but also makes for an excellent, if steep, climb on its own. Eventually you reach the trig point at the summit of Loughrigg. The path runs alongside the spectactular Dungeon Ghyll Force waterfall and involves a climb of about 1500 ft on a series of stone steps. This bus stops at Elterwater, Skelwith Bridge and Dungeon Ghyll so you can shorten the walk route if you want. The walk keeps low along the bottom of Great Langdale as far as New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel and the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel before crossing Langdale and climbing up to Blea Tarn. Stick to a general heading of south east. This is the climbers route to Gimmer Crag but is very faint on the ground and twists and turns up the hillside. These are the Langdale Pikes. Map Link. Keep ahead and follow the path above the wall to the left to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. Its purpose; to watch the changing scenery, from the pastures of the Langdale valley floor, up through rich green summer bracken to the rough and grey volcanic tuff of the Pikes. Starting out at Old Dungeon Ghyll we did Bowfell via the Climbers Traverse, onto Esk Pike, Scafell Pike, Scafell via Lords Rake, down … A circular walk taking in some of the most beautiful views that the Langdale Valley has to offer. We chose the latter. Leave Sergeant Man by dropping left off the summit, and then sharp right onto a clear path heading roughly south east. At the bottom turn right and then bear left along the clear path. Continue across the top of Thunacar Knott, and down into the depression. This route is for those who are looking for something a little different in the Langdale area and don't mind a little scrambling (avoided if necessary). It was bought by the historian Professor G.M. Distance: 8.9 miles. Bowfell and Esk Pike are both included in this Classic Lake district walk from the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in Great Langdale. You’ll find the Stickle Ghyll National Trust car park on the right-hand side just after the Sticklebarn tavern (approximately 4 miles from Skelwith Bridge on the B5343). there are many quite wide, clear paths amongst the grass and bracken, so you can pick which knotts, or knolls, you go over. Our video is a guided walk in the Lake District, Cumbria from Dungeon Ghyll in Great Langdale to Crinkle Crags and return via Hell Gill. Continue past the old style Stickle Ghyll sign, and then in a few metres at the end of the wall on the left bear left up rough ground to the kissing gate at the top of the enclosure. These are rocky in nature and have been crafted into steps in places. Superb fell walking on a superb ridge. Don't go along the terrace! As you start climbing again, with High Raise ahead, bear right across the grass to pick up one of the clear paths heading for Sergeant Man -it's the prominent knoll to the north east. NY 286060) Total Distance 11.2 miles, Total Ascent 4600 feet, Equivalent Distance 20.4 miles Map OS Map in This Window - OS Map in New Window - Route Grid Refs - Virtual/Google Earth Old maps for browsers that do not support the OS maps … The path descends steeply a short distance. 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. Higher up it becomes a rough and rocky scramble. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. At the far end there's a slightly confusing finish. Eventually you reach the Little Loughrigg to Ambleside bridleway, where you turn left. The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hote l, or ODG for short, has been welcoming walkers and fell-runners for over 300 years. Situated at the start of the walk up Mickleden, it represents the promise of liquid refreshment at the end of the walk. Cross two short grassy areas generally bearing left on both. My route, not very planned, was: I figured just to up on to the ridges, turn right, keep Grasmere and associated tarns. I followed the popular path up to Loft Crag, though I’d made an early start so only saw a couple of other walkers on the way . Bowfell is a noble mountain, the sixth highest of the lakeland fells standing at 2,960 feet, and set in a wonderful position at the head of the Langdale valley. Looking forward to a grand day out on the fells, I parked in the National Trust … There are several routes, high, low and in between that link Dungeon Ghyll and Ambleside. Keep above the buildings of the hotel and go through the far gate. It’s over to Little Langdale, past the tarn of Little Langdale Tarn and over Slater Bridge before the final leg over the shoulder of Lingmoor Fell. Keep on the path as it climbs through the bracken. The Walk. At the Underloughrigg road turn right, across the cattle grid and then left over the packhorse bridge into Rothay Park. If you need accommodation we have details of 30 properties offering rooms near the start of this walk. Tripadvisor. Starting from Dungeon Ghyll, this is a strenuous walk that begins with a steep ascent to the 2000ft summit of Pavey Ark, before continuing over the remaining fells and descending into the stunning Langdale Valley. We thought it was time to do something slightly different from our usual walks, so we came up with a journey amongst the fells. 'A friend and I combined a couple of walks from Mike's Walking Englishman website to make a fantastic day in the Lakes. 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