Walk : Lingmell (2,649ft), via Brown Tongue and Hollow Stones from
Wasdale Head
Date : 5th
September 2015
Weather : Fine and Sunny @ 17°C
Distance : 5
miles round trip
Time Taken : 2 hours to
summit
Which
part of Lakeland is this walk situated
Terrain Overview
Overview
At over 2,600
feet Lingmell is no tiddler
but finds itself surrounded by some of the
The route I took
from the NT Car Park at Brackenclose follows the
natural feature of Lingmell Gill as its cuts through
Brown Tongue. The track all the way up to
Hollow Stones is
impossible to get lost on, and from there it’s a case of turning left, away
from all the crowds on their way up to the Pike and following a good track
all the way to the summit
The classic view
on the way to the NT Car Park
There are plenty
of parking spaces at Brackenclose and at the time of
writing this it was £6 for the whole day. This is the start point for the walk
Leave the car
park at the Eastern end and head for the bridge
Follow the path
round as it swings left to lead out to an open field
Cross the field
to a hand gate that gives access to the start of Brown Tongue
Through the gate
and looking back towards Wast Water
The start of the
track that runs parallel with Lingmell Gill – Ste leads
the way
Keep on the
track until you get to the natural crossing point of the Gill. In bad weather
this could be a tad tricky – but not today. After the crossing just
follow the yellow brick road
On the track
properly now on the way up to Hollow Stones
Hollow Stones
lies just beneath Scafell and Black Crags shown here
The
start of Hollow Stones.
Whilst it can be a bit of a boulder highway the journey through it is well
cairned and leads unerringly to
Higher up and
the loose scree slope in the centre of the shot leads
to the foot of Lords Rake an exhilarating but safe way up to Scafell
Looking towards Wast Water, The Irish Sea and the
Keep on the
track as far as
towards a broken wall, from which the path up to
Lingmell can be clearly seen
Sue half way up
the path. Broad Crag in the background
Looking over to
path to the summit of
Pretty soon the
summit of Lingmell comes into view
Looking across
to the summit of the Pike – busy as ever
The final few
steps to the summit cairn
Looking round to
Scafell
We break out for
lunch on the summit, and Sue has found a very comfortable chair. Click here for a 360 degree
view from the summit
Looking north
and the towering south face of Great Gable
The Mosedale Horseshoe
Lad and Dad in
front of
I ventured round
to the north face of the summit and below is the dramatic sight that is Piers
Gill
Cold Sue ???
Ste on the
summit cairn
Looking down to
Sty head
With great
reluctance we head back down to the car park just before twilight descends to
be greeted by the pink sky sunset
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