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Walks near Stickle Tarn

11 routes and 24 fells within about 5 km of Stickle Tarn, nearest first. Each fell carries today’s conditions and the bus where there is one. Planning the trip? See the full Stickle Tarn guide for parking, buses and where to stay.

Walking routes near Stickle Tarn

Effort is the size of the day, from the distance and the climb; each route’s own page grades the steepness, navigation, exposure and ground underfoot, and names the hardest.

• Langdale Pikes Round →Start 1.4 km away12.12 km~884 m~3¾–5¼ hModerate effort Severe: steepnessWalked June 2024Park: New Dungeon Ghyll (LDNPA, paid) · Bus: 516 at the startA grand round of the Langdale Pikes and the fells behind them. From Great Langdale it climbs past Stickle Tarn to Sergeant Man, loops over High Raise and Thunacar Knott, then takes in Pavey Ark (by the walkers' line, not Jack's Rake), Harrison Stickle, Pike of Stickle and Loft Crag before dropping back to the valley. It's a simpler line than my previous version, which added Blea Rigg — boggy on the approach from Sergeant Man. Handily, there are toilets at the car park at the end.Hazard notes checked by Lee McCoy: Sergeant Man (14 June 2026), High Raise (High White Stones) (14 June 2026), Thunacar Knott (14 June 2026) and 4 more; they draw on Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team.
• Stickle Tarn from New Dungeon Ghyll →Start 1.5 km away3.75 km~397 m~1¼–2 hEasy effort Severe: steepnessWalked June 2024Park: Stickle Ghyll (NT, paid) · Bus: 516 at the startA short, steep loop of about 3.75 km from New Dungeon Ghyll in Great Langdale to Stickle Tarn, under Pavey Ark, with about 400 m of climbing: up beside Stickle Ghyll to the tarn, and back down by a different path, crossing Mill Gill and Stickle Ghyll on footbridges near the end.Measured from the GPX track: the steepest sustained climb, about 37%.
• Langdale Horseshoe →Start 1.5 km away20.9 km~1770 m~7–9½ hSevere effort Severe: distance and steepnessPlannedPark: Stickle Ghyll (NT, paid) · Bus: 516 at the startThe full Langdale Horseshoe — fifteen tops and 1,770 m of ascent. The Langdale Pikes, Bowfell, the whole Crinkle Crags ridge and Pike of Blisco in a single round. It is long, rough, and the Crinkles will try to lead you down the wrong side. Do not start it late.Terrain: our judgement from the map and the route’s record; not walked yet.
• Esk Pike and Great End →Start 1.6 km away17.69 km~1103 m~5¼–7¼ hHard effort Hard: distance and steepnessPlannedPark: Old Dungeon Ghyll (NT, paid) · Bus: 516 at the startEsk Pike and Great End, the two big tops at the head of Eskdale, reached by a 17.7 km round with 1,103 m of climbing. It is a long, rough mountain day with steep sections, the steepest about 29% on the way down around the 13.8 km mark, and both navigation and exposure are rated moderate. Allow around 5¼–7¼ hours.Measured from the GPX track: the steepest sustained descent, about 29%. Exposure, terrain and navigation: our judgement from the map and the route’s record; not walked yet. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Crinkle Crags, Cold Pike, Pike of Blisco →Start 1.6 km away13.78 km~1025 m~4¼–6 hHard effort Hard: steepnessPlannedPark: Old Dungeon Ghyll (NT, paid) · Bus: 516 at the start
• The Old Dungeon Ghyll Pub Walk (Great Langdale) →Start 1.6 km away6.61 km~106 m~1½–2 hModerate: navigation🏞️ Easy & familyPlannedPark: Old Dungeon Ghyll (NT, paid) · Bus: 516 at the startAn easy, near-level loop of the Great Langdale valley floor from the Old Dungeon Ghyll, walked entirely beneath the Langdale Pikes — Pike o' Stickle and Harrison Stickle rearing up on one side, Bowfell and the Band on the other. Barely a hundred metres of up-and-down across 6.6 km, so it's a proper leg-stretch with all of the drama and almost none of the grind — and it begins and ends at the pub.
• Rossett Pike, Allen Crags, Great End and more →Start 1.6 km away17.95 km~1212 m~5½–7½ hSevere effort Hard: distance and steepnessPlannedPark: Old Dungeon Ghyll (NT, paid) · Bus: 516 at the startA five-summit traverse of the high central ground, taking in Rossett Pike, Allen Crags, Great End, Esk Pike and Bowfell. The 1,212 m of ascent is spread over 17.9 km, but the steepest sustained descent is about 34% and the rock underfoot barely lets up. Around 5½–7½ hours.Measured from the GPX track: the steepest descent, about 40% over 250 m. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Side Pike and Brown How from Blea Tarn →Start 3.5 km away4.6 km~311 m~1¼–2 hEasy effort Hard: steepnessPlannedPark: Blea Tarn (NT, paid) · Bus: 516, 2.4 km walk from Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
• Blea Tarn (Little Langdale) →Start 3.5 km away2.66 km~34 m~½–1 hEasy: distance, steepness, terrain, navigation and exposure🏞️ Easy & familyWalked May 2024Park: Blea Tarn (NT, paid) · Bus: 516, 2.4 km walk from Old Dungeon Ghyll HotelA short, lovely loop around little Blea Tarn, with the classic view of the Langdale Pikes mirrored in the water — one of the most photographed scenes in the Lakes for very little effort.
• West of Grasmere →Start 4.9 km away15.44 km~863 m~4½–6¼ hHard effort Hard: distanceWalked March 2025Park: Red Bank Road, Grasmere (W&F, paid) · Bus: 555, 320 m walk from Grasmere, opposite Heaton Cooper StudioSix tops on the rough ground west of Grasmere — Tarn Crag, Codale Head, Sergeant Man, Blea Rigg, Swinescar Pike and Silver How — in 15.4 km with 863 m of climbing. Hard for length, moderate for steepness; about 4½–6¼ hours.Measured from the GPX track: the distance; the steepest sustained climb, about 24%. Terrain: graded by Lee on the ground. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Elterwater & Skelwith Force →Start 5 km away7.6 km~164 m~1¾–2½ hModerate: navigation🏞️ Easy & familyPlannedPark: Elterwater (NT, paid) · Bus: 516 at the startA riverside walk from pretty Elterwater past Skelwith Force to the reedy shores of Elter Water, with the Langdale Pikes filling the skyline — gentle, varied and largely level.

Fells within about 5 km

• Pavey Ark →0.3 km away702 m🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsPavey Ark at 702m (2,302ft) is the great crag above Stickle Tarn in Great Langdale — its massive cliff face dropping nearly 100m from rim to tarn and offering some of the finest rock climbing in the Lake District.Hazard notes checked by Lee McCoy: Pavey Ark (13 June 2026); they draw on Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team.
• Harrison Stickle →0.6 km away735 m🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsHarrison Stickle at 735m (2,412ft) is the highest and most prominent of the Langdale Pikes, a magnificent crag-crowned summit that dominates the head of Great Langdale and is one of the most recognisable profiles in English fell walking.
• Thunacar Knott →0.8 km away723 m~3¾–5¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsThunacar Knott at 723m (2,372ft) is the broad, grassy summit between Harrison Stickle and High Raise, often crossed without recognition on the way between the Langdale Pikes and the High Raise plateau.
• Loft Crag →1.1 km away682 m~3¾–5¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsLoft Crag at 682m (2,237ft) is the lowest of the Langdale Pikes, sitting between Pike of Stickle and Harrison Stickle on the western side of the Pikes circuit.
• Sergeant Man →1.2 km away736 m~3¾–5¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsSergeant Man at 736m (2,415ft) is the subsidiary summit of High Raise above Langdale, a rocky outcrop on the rim of the plateau with outstanding views of the Langdale valley and the Pikes below.
• Pike of Stickle →1.3 km away708 m🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsPike of Stickle at 708m (2,324ft) is the most distinctive of the Langdale Pikes — a soaring, pointed summit of volcanic rock that thrusts skyward above the head of Langdale.
• Blea Rigg →1.5 km away542 m~4¼–5½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsBlea Rigg at 542m (1,777ft) is a craggy, complex ridge above Easedale and Langdale, giving excellent views down into Great Langdale from its rocky summit.
• High Raise (High White Stones) →1.9 km away763 m~3½–4¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsHigh Raise at 763m (2,502ft) is the central summit of the Lake District — literally and figuratively.
• Tarn Crag (Easedale) →2.3 km away549 m~4¼–5½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsTarn Crag at 549m (1,801ft) above Easedale is a craggy little summit above the head of the Sour Milk Gill path from Grasmere.
• Calf Crag →3.1 km away537 m~4½–6¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsCalf Crag at 537m (1,762ft) is a rocky top at the head of Greenburn and Far Easedale, giving fine views down into Wythburn and north to the Helvellyn range.
• Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) →3.4 km away470 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsLingmoor Fell at 470m (1,542ft) is a heathery ridge between Great Langdale and Little Langdale, its summit giving one of the finest aerial views of Great Langdale available from any low fell.
• Rossett Pike →3.8 km away651 m~5½–6¾ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsRossett Pike at 651m (2,136ft) guards the head of Mickleden in Great Langdale, a rocky summit above the well-worn path to Esk Hause and Scafell Pike.
• Pike of Blisco →3.8 km away703 m🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsPike of Blisco at 703m (2,306ft) is a shapely, rocky little summit above the head of Great Langdale, beloved by Wainwright for its excellent views and its distinctive, pointed profile when seen from the valley.
• Gibson Knott →3.8 km away420 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusMarginal · 54 · rated on 27 OctoberDryGibson Knott at 420m (1,378ft) is a craggy, pleasant little summit on the ridge between Far Easedale and Greenburn, above Grasmere, giving good views of the valley and of Helm Crag to the south-east.
• Silver How →3.9 km away394 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusMarginal · 53 · rated on 27 OctoberDrySilver How at 394m (1,292ft) is a delightful, rocky little summit above Grasmere and Chapel Stile, its summit giving one of the finest views of Grasmere and the surrounding fells from any low-level viewpoint in the district.
• Sergeant's Crag →3.9 km away571 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsSergeant's Crag at 571m (1,873ft) is a craggy, rocky summit above Langstrath in Borrowdale, its small crags giving a surprisingly dramatic profile for a modest summit.
• Helm Crag →4.3 km away405 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsHelm Crag at 405m (1,329ft) is one of the most famous and distinctive summits in Lakeland — the jagged, rocky outline known as 'The Lion and the Lamb' visible from Grasmere below.
• Bowfell →4.4 km away903 m~5–6 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsBowfell at 903m (2,962ft) was one of Wainwright's great favourites.
• Ullscarf →4.5 km away723 m~4–5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsUllscarf at 723m (2,372ft) is a broad, heathery plateau in the Central Fells above the headwaters of Wyth Burn, with views in all directions.
• Eagle Crag →4.6 km away523 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsEagle Crag at 523m (1,715ft) is a magnificent rocky buttress above Langstrath, its eastern face dropping in great crags to the valley below.
• Cold Pike →4.7 km away700 m~4¼–5½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsCold Pike at 700m (2,297ft) is a rocky little summit on the ridge between Pike of Blisco and Crinkle Crags, its three small tops each providing slightly different views.
• Crinkle Crags - Long Top (Second Crinkle) →4.7 km away859 m~5½–6¾ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsCrinkle Crags at 859m (2,818ft) is exactly what its name suggests — a jagged, entertaining ridge of five distinct tops above the head of Great Langdale.
• Steel Fell (Dead Pike) →4.8 km away553 m~4½–6¼ h🚌 BusMarginal · 52 · rated on 27 OctoberDrySteel Fell at 553m (1,814ft) is the ridge south of Dunmail Raise above Thirlmere, its long summit crest giving outstanding views of Grasmere below and the full Southern Fells beyond.
• Glaramara →4.9 km away783 m~5–6 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsGlaramara at 783m (2,568ft) is the great ridge fell of upper Borrowdale, a long, complex summit with multiple rocky tops and a character quite unlike its smoother neighbours.

None of the fells here are rated good to climb on 27 October — see fells to save for a bad day →
A prediction from our daily fell score, not a guarantee — always check the mountain forecast before you go. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab).

Distances are straight-line from the centre of Stickle Tarn — ‘within ~5 km’ means as the crow flies, not that the walk necessarily starts there. Always plan your own route and check the bus before you travel.