Sunday 23rd June Stickle Gyll

Stayed overnight in Grasmere. The plan was to meet up with my cousin and his walking group and do a walk around Great Langdale. However, I screwed up the RV, which was then not helped by the lack of any mobile reception, so didn’t get to meet him.

In the end I parked at the NT car park at Great Langdale and walked of towards Elterwater in the hope of intercepting him. After 90 minutes it was clear it wasn’t going to happen , so I decided to set off up Stickle Gyll. The original plan had been Pavey Ark and then across to the Langdale Pikes and back down to Great Langdale, but on the basis of my aching muscles from yesterday , the rain and the wind and not wanting another solo walk , I settled for a walk up to the top of the falls (didn’t get as far as Stickle Tarn) and then back down again. It is a beautiful and spectacular gorge (from the bottom and the top)

About 5 miles (including the valley walk looking for my cousin)

Ascent : 1,177 ft

OS OL 6