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fell · Ambleside, Grasmere and Langdale · Checklist
Pavey Ark
700 m fell above Great Langdale.
- Usual start
- Great Langdale
- Time
- About 5–7 hours there and back
- Grade
- Strenuous
- Jack’s Rake
- A scramble across the face above Stickle Tarn. The terrace path reaches the top without it.
Pavey Ark is a 700 m Wainwright in the central fells, above Great Langdale. The cliff above Stickle Tarn. A terrace path climbs it; Jack’s Rake, across the face, is a scramble. A usual day starts from Great Langdale and takes about 5–7 hours. This guide grades it strenuous, judging distance and steepness in fair summer conditions. Read a mountain forecast before a high fell, and turn back if the ridge is in wind, cloud, or ice.
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Langdale
townAmbleside, Grasmere and Langdale
Population: 499
Great Langdale, the valley under the Langdale Pikes and the start for Bowfell.
Elter Water
lakeAmbleside, Grasmere and Langdale
Surface area: 0.16 km² (0.06 sq mi) · Length: 1,030 yd (940 m)
A small lake at the foot of Great Langdale, split into three basins.
Bowfell
fellAmbleside, Grasmere and Langdale
903 m (2,962 ft) · Strenuous
903 m fell above Great Langdale.
Crinkle Crags (Long Top)
fellAmbleside, Grasmere and Langdale
859 m (2,818 ft) · Strenuous
859 m fell above Great Langdale.
Pike of Blisco
fellAmbleside, Grasmere and Langdale
705 m (2,313 ft) · Strenuous
705 m fell above Great Langdale.