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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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4.8

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Stickle Tarn – Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls loop from Lakes

04:31

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: April 18, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Start point

Bus stop

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36 m

Elterwater Village

Highlight • Settlement

Elterwater is a village in the English Lake District. The village is situated half a mile north-west of the lake Elter Water, from which it takes its name. Both lie in the valley of Great Langdale.
Tourism is an important source of income and the village is popular with visitors of all kinds, especially walkers, due to its proximity to many of the most popular hills in the Lake District.
(Wikipedia)

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4.11 km

View of Swinescar Pike

Highlight • Summit

Amazing views over the Great Langdale valley!

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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 cliff towers over the water, home to Jack's Rake, a superb grade one scramble. Whether peak bagging, scrambling or wild swimming, Stickle Tarn is a place you won't soon forget.

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7.63 km

Stickle Ghyll Waterfall

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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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7.75 km

View of Pavey Ark

Highlight • Natural Monument

When your getting closer to the tarn you see the face of Pavey Ark and it's a site to see

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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 to climb and a number of deep pools - one of which is deep enough to jump into.
(Lakes Outdoors Experience)

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11.0 km

View of Great Langdale

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An awesome U shaped glacial valley in the heart of the Lake District National Park. This is a brilliant starting point for so many excellent walks. The Great Langdale Beck flows down the valley into Elter Water downstream.

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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

2.24 km

1.51 km

1.24 km

868 m

264 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Friday 8 May

14°C

3°C

33 %

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Stickle Tarn – Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls loop from Lakes

Elterwater Village

View of Swinescar Pike

View of Easedale and Codale Tarns

Stickle Tarn

Stickle Ghyll Waterfall

View of Pavey Ark

Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls

View of Great Langdale

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