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Stickle Tarn – Harrison Stickle loop from Great Langdale

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Stickle Tarn – Harrison Stickle loop from Great Langdale

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Stickle Tarn – Harrison Stickle loop from Great Langdale

07:04

17.2km

1,100m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 2.37 km for 254 m

After 3.80 km for 419 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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374 m

Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls

Highlight • Natural Monument

Stickle Ghyll is one of the most popular locations for Ghyll Scrambling/Gorge Walking in the Lake District. There is over 2 kilometres to explore, with pools to wade through, waterfalls to climb and a number of deep pools - one of which is deep enough to jump into.
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929 m

Stickle Ghyll Waterfall

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1.55 km

Stickle Ghyll Waterfall

Highlight • Viewpoint

The descent past Stickle Tarn runs along a mountain river with a steep drop, rapids, waterfalls. Very beautiful and in hot weather an ideal cooling.

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1.64 km

Stickle Tarn

Highlight • Natural

Nestled below the great craggy ramparts of Pavey Ark and Harrison Stickle, Stickle Tarn is surely one of the Lake District's most dramatically situated and beautiful tarns. Pavey Ark's great cliff towers over the water, home to Jack's Rake, a superb grade one scramble. Whether peak bagging, scrambling or wild swimming, Stickle Tarn is a place you won't soon forget.

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2.32 km

Jack's Rake (Pavey Ark)

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Jack's Rake is one of the great grade one scrambles in the Lake District, a bona fide right of passage for adventurous hillwalkers. It takes the obvious slanting line of weakness up Pavey Ark's great southeast cliff, rewarding you with a thrilling and exposed but straightforward climb. It's best saved for a dry day, though confident scramblers shouldn't have too much trouble in the wet.

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3.27 km

Harrison Stickle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The greatest of the Langdale Pikes. Harrison Stickle is a conspicuous notch in the skyline for many miles around and lives up to this promise with sensational views to Crinkle Crags and Bowfell. Ghyll scrambling of the finest quality can be found on nearby Stickle Ghyll.

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5.46 km

Martcrag Moor Axe Factory

Archaeological Site

8.53 km

Angle Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Angle Tarn is one of those glorious high Lakeland pools that is hidden up amidst rugged, mountainous splendour. Makes for a great place to wild camp before striding out onto the Scafells or the Bowfell group. Remember to leave no trace.

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15.6 km

Great Langdale

Highlight • Gorge

Great Langdale is a spectacular, U-shaped glacial valley in the heart of the Lake District National Park, renowned for its dramatic fells, waterfalls, and world-class hiking trails. Dominated by the iconic Langdale Pikes, it is the ultimate playground for outdoor enthusiasts.

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17.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.83 km

5.03 km

3.28 km

1.18 km

703 m

223 m

Surfaces

7.05 km

4.85 km

2.22 km

1.38 km

1.11 km

636 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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Stickle Tarn – Harrison Stickle loop from Great Langdale

Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls

Stickle Ghyll Waterfall

Stickle Ghyll Waterfall

Stickle Tarn

Jack's Rake (Pavey Ark)

Harrison Stickle

Angle Tarn

Great Langdale

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