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Stickle Tarn – Pavey Ark loop from Great Langdale

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Stickle Tarn – Pavey Ark loop from Great Langdale

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Stickle Tarn – Pavey Ark loop from Great Langdale

02:44

5.53km

590m

Hiking

Hard hike. 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 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.95 km for 254 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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60 m

The New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

Highlight • Restaurant

Open every day from 8am to 10pm. Ideal place to enjoy a drink and/or snack after a walk. Nice terrace.

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927 m

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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1.25 km

Scramble Across Stickle Ghyll

Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall

Great little scramble across the waterfall. Plenty big rocks to stand on

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1.60 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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2.81 km

Pavey Ark

Highlight • Climb

Pavey Ark will forever hold a special place in my heart! It was my 214th Wainwright - the final peak bagging cherry on top of my first Wainwright round back in 2018. I visited it again in 2021 and had a lovely warm feeling overlooking Stickle Tarn once again. What stunning views. Jack's Rake is a great scramble if you have a head for heights and enjoy putting your hands on the rock. For those wanting a more traditional walk, Pavey Ark can be approached from multiple other angles that avoid scrambling. The last time I hiked Pavey Ark, I approached it from Harrison Stickle and left towards Raise.

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2.86 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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3.93 km

View of Pavey Ark

Highlight • Natural Monument

When your getting closer to the tarn you see the face of Pavey Ark and it's a site to see

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4.99 km

Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls

Highlight • Natural Monument

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5.53 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.53 km

1.30 km

275 m

259 m

164 m

Surfaces

2.54 km

2.53 km

275 m

164 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 5 July

18°C

13°C

22 %

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Stickle Tarn – Pavey Ark loop from Great Langdale

The New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

Stickle Ghyll Waterfall

Scramble Across Stickle Ghyll

Stickle Tarn

Pavey Ark

Jack's Rake (Pavey Ark)

View of Pavey Ark

Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls

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