Bowfell Via: The Band, Esk Pike, AngleTarn, Rossett Gill, Mickleden.

From Langdale, Old Dungeon Ghyll.

Length 8 Miles

Location OS Landranger sheet 89/90 Start point NY 285060

How to get there From Ambleside take A593 Hawkshead road and beyond Clappersgate right onto B5343 into langdale follow to NT car park, next to The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

September 2003

Start:- Set off for Stool End farm pass on the left and make your way up "The Band"

Plain sailing from there. Just follow the peaks round and back to Start.
Approaching Langdale Early Morning
Crinkle Crags and The Band from wall end Dungeon Ghyll
At Stool End
Langdale Pikes

Crinkle Crags
Bowfell from "The Band"
Approaching the Hause at Three tarns
On path up from three tarns on Bowfell

Top of the Great Slab
Rocks on the ascent of Bowfell Bowfell summit
Bowfell Summit cairn

Looking across to Bowfell northern Summit above Hanging Knotts
Summit above hanging knotts
Great Slab from Gully at the top of the more difficult traverse.
Cross Ore Gap and ascend to Esk Pike
Esk Pike summit with it's multicoloured rocks
looking back to esk pike from esk hause
The path down to Rossett Gill past Angle Tarn
Angle tarn
Looking down into Mickleden and Gt. Langdale from the head of Rossett Gill
The Great Slab above Rossett Gill
The sheepfold and Moraines in Mickleden
Pike o'Stickle
Looking back to the Moraines in Mickleden, Rosset Pike and Bowfell
A glance across to Stool End farm at the end of the walk
Back to start