Start/Finish: Old Dungeon Ghyll
Wainwrights: just Lingmoor Fell
Distance: 4.5 Miles
Height Gained: 1719 feet
Time Taken: a very leisurely 5 hours
Standing in isolation between the Great & Little Langdale valleys Lingmoor Fell is a bit of a loose end for a Wainwright bagger who likes to link many peaks together over longer walks. The solution was therefore to bring to my 7 year old and make a day of it. No rush, just a leisurely exploration of a fell untrodden for me but often seen from above. As the boy loves 'climbing' and 'scrambling' I decided on a route from Old Dungeon Ghyll which took in the rocky Side Pike and then return via Blea Tarn where he could skim stones and do other 'boy stuff'. It was a resounding success. He had a great day and the weather was perfect. He now wants to climb the Langdale Pikes having seen them from one of their best vantage points on this walk.
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| Admiring the Langdale Pikes |
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| Looking along Mickleden |
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| Bow Fell & Crinkle Crags |
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| Doing some 'Scrambling' |
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| Racing me to the top ... and winning! |
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| Lovely views over to the 'Pikes' ... |
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| ... and over to Bowfell / Crinkles |
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| 'Boy Heaven' |
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| Side Pike summit panorama |
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| Looking over to Lingmoor Fell from Side Pike |
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| Squeezing through rocks on Side Pike |
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| Looking back to Side Pike - Great spot for a rest |
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| Stunning Scenery |
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| No words required ! |
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| Picture postcard stuff ! |
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| Looking back along the route taken |
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| Blea Tarn |
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| Approaching Lingmoor Fell summit |
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| Great views over to Bowfell |
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| Lingmoor Fell summit with Windermere beyond |
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| Views back westwards |
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| Lingmoor Fell summit panorama north ... |
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| ... and south |
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| Summit Selfie |
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| Nice views from our lunch spot |
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| Heading back down |
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| The Heather in full bloom |
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| Always time for a bit of tree climbing |
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| Thinking Blea Tarn is heart shaped |
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| Those Langdale Pikes are just too photogenic |
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| Blea Tarn ... |
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| ... and again |
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| Doing 'boy stuff' |
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| Looking back towards Lingmoor Fell ... |
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| ... and Side Pike |
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| Nearly back at the car |
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| But first a bit of paddling |
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| That felt good! |
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| Perfect spot to cool down |
We actually spent about an hour by this stream as the boy insisted on taking his kit off and going for a 'swim'. It really was a lovely spot to splash around and cool down. The perfect end to great dad & lad day out.
