Crinkle Crags – Cold Pike loop from Cold Pike

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Crinkle Crags – Cold Pike loop from Cold Pike

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Crinkle Crags – Cold Pike loop from Cold Pike

04:15

22.2km

1,620m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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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 14.0 km for 51 m

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9.67 km

Wrynose Pass

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The Wrynose Pass connects Little Langdale with the Duddon and provides hillwalkers with a high start point for the surrounding Wainwrights. To the south, the Coniston Group can be easily …

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11.3 km

Red Tarn

Highlight • Natural Monument

Red Tarn is a small tarn at the col between Crinkle Crags and Pike of Blisco. It has an important meeting of paths leading to those tops and also to Wrynose Pass and into Oxendale for Great Langdale

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11.5 km

Descent to Red Tarn

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13.8 km

The Bad Step (Crinkle Crags)

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The 'Bad Step' on Crinkle Crags is a small scramble alongside two large chockstones that block a gully leading to the summit of Long Top. It is not a difficult …

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14.0 km

Crinkle Crags

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Crinkle Crags is a mountain hiker's playground! A great jumble of rocks with multiple summits, the whole ridge between Great Knott and Bowfell is great fun to explore. You can …

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15.4 km

Three Tarns

Lake

21.7 km

Cold Pike

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Cold Pike is a 2,300-foot (701 m) Wainwright in the Southern Fells. Hiking to Cold Pike from Crinkle Crags requires a bit of bog hopping over wet ground, unless you …

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22.2 km

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