Stickle Tarn
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Left- Stickle Tarn and Harrison Stickle Right - Stickle Ghyll
The walk up to Stickle Tarn, from where there are excellent views of Windermere, takes about an hour and although steep can be managed by most walkers.
The route to Harrison Stickle
The climb to Harrison Stickle at 2,414 feet is relatively easy. Ample car parking is provided at the National Trust car park. At the Dungeon Ghyll Hotel follow the path up the hillside which leads from the back of the hotel, taking the left fork to Stickle Ghyll which climbs up to bleak Stickle Tarn.
The view from Stickle Tarn
At Stickle Tarn cross the ghyll via the stepping stones and follow the path along the south-east shore of the tarn. At the end of the Stickle Tarn the path heads north and crosses a stream before heading northwest behind Pavey Ark.
Take the direct route up North Rake climbing to the summit, the path then heads south west to Harrison Stickle, from where there are excellent views of Great Langdale and Lake Windermere beyond.