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| Langdale Pikes Oil on Canvas |
Deservedly one of the most popular walks in the Lakes it is worth savouring the day and not to scrimp and save time to tick the summits. Tackle Jack’s Rake under the 400′ rock face of Pavey Ark at your own peril, although there are easier alternatives at either side, before continuing the walk over Pike O’ Stickle and its vertigo inducing summit. The ascent to Stickle Tarn (at 1500′) is steep and well trodden, but once there the panorama opens up and the options are endless. The rugged scrambles up to the summit of Pavey Ark are followed by an innocuous stroll over the three famous Stickles of Harrison, Loft and Pike. The best descent is down Troughton Beck to the North West of Pike O’Stickle, again steep and rocky but completing a wonderful round.
Although the pub and hotel at the foot of the Langdale Pikes are both named after the Dungeon Ghyll the stream of that name is not used by walkers. Climbers may attempt the steep sided gill which rises a few hundred yards to the west of the popular Stickle Ghyll
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