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Stickle Tarn – Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls loop from Lakes

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Stickle Tarn – Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls loop from Lakes

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Stickle Tarn – Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls loop from Lakes

04:30

13.8km

510m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Start point

Bus stop

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36 m

Elterwater

Highlight • Settlement

Elterwater is a gorgeous village and an excellent basecamp for all manner of adventures in the Lakes, particularly for likes of Loughrigg and the iconic fells above Langdale. It's also …

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4.11 km

View of Swinescar Pike

Highlight • Summit

Amazing views over the Great Langdale valley!

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5.88 km

Blea Rigg (True Summit)

Highlight • Summit

Blea Rigg (True Summit) 544.9m P15 (1788ft)
(Hill ID: 510207) [JNSA s1983]
Lake District National Park Definitive List summit.
County of Westmorland Definitive List summit.
Kent List Summit.

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6.06 km

View of Easedale and Codale Tarns

Highlight • Lake

7.55 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 …

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7.64 km

Stickle Ghyll Waterfall

Highlight • Viewpoint

The descent past Stickle Tarn runs along a mountain river with a steep drop, rapids, waterfalls. Very beautiful and in hot weather an ideal cooling.

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8.79 km

Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls

Highlight • Natural Monument

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 …

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11.0 km

View of Great Langdale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very beautiful green hiking environment.

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12.2 km

Kidshole Wood

Forest

13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.26 km

4.75 km

1.51 km

610 m

535 m

133 m

Surfaces

5.38 km

2.30 km

2.25 km

1.51 km

1.27 km

839 m

264 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Tuesday 18 August

18°C

11°C

82 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

November 24, 2024,Stickle Tarn Loop From Elterwater

Lovely route even in late November! I didn't start the tracker until about 0.8km in, but the path to Chapel Stile is obvious. If the weather is bad, there are pubs en-route 😊

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Stickle Tarn – Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls loop from Lakes

Elterwater

View of Swinescar Pike

Blea Rigg (True Summit)

View of Easedale and Codale Tarns

Stickle Tarn

Stickle Ghyll Waterfall

Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls

View of Great Langdale

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