Little Stand and Crinkle Crags (Sun 22 Apr 2012)

Walk Information

location map

Walk route: Cockley Beck - Little Stand - Crinkle Crags (Long Top) - Three Tarns - Lingcove Beck - Mosedale - Cockley Beck

Distance: 6.75 miles

Ascent: 2,500ft

Time: 4 hours 30 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: Broken cloud and sunshine, light winds

Route Map

route map
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Photos

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Mosedale Beck ford near Cockley Beck Bridge with Little Stand ahead
Mosedale Beck ford near Cockley Beck Bridge with Little Stand ahead
Successfully crossed with dry feet!

Looking back down on Cockley Beck with Harter Fell on the right from Ulpha Fell.
Looking back down on Cockley Beck with Harter Fell on the right from Ulpha Fell.
I'd come through the gate, bottom left

Cockley Beck from Ulpha Fell
Cockley Beck from Ulpha Fell

Red How, per the map
Red How, per the map

Slight Side and Long Green from my ascent of Little Stand
Slight Side and Long Green from my ascent of Little Stand

Harter Fell and the view south from Little Stand
Harter Fell and the view south from Little Stand

Little Stand's summit, looking towards the Fairfield fells
Little Stand's summit, looking towards the Fairfield fells

The Scafells from Little Stand
The Scafells from Little Stand

The route to Crinkle Crags (partly in cloud) from Little Stand
The route to Crinkle Crags (partly in cloud) from Little Stand

Crinkle Crags
Crinkle Crags

Little Stand from Crinkle Crags
Little Stand from Crinkle Crags

Great Langdale with Pike o'Blisco on the right
Great Langdale with Pike o'Blisco on the right

Looking to Long Top, the highest Crinkle
Looking to Long Top, the highest Crinkle

Bowfell from just below Long Top
Bowfell from just below Long Top

Snow, but not much!
Snow, but not much!

The Scafells
The Scafells

Bowfell as I head for Three Tarns
Bowfell as I head for Three Tarns

The Scafells from Three Tarns (well one of them)
The Scafells from Three Tarns (well one of them)

Heading down into Upper Eskdale, Lingcove Beck below
Heading down into Upper Eskdale, Lingcove Beck below

Looking back up
Looking back up

Lingcove Beck and Bowfell
Lingcove Beck and Bowfell

Mosedale, spelt Moasdale on my OS map
Mosedale, spelt Moasdale on my OS map

A last view back to the Scafells as I descend into Mosedale
A last view back to the Scafells as I descend into Mosedale

Grey Friar and dark skies
Grey Friar and dark skies

Nearly down at the road, Mosedale Beck with Little Stand on the right
Nearly down at the road, Mosedale Beck with Little Stand on the right

Wrynose Bottom
Wrynose Bottom

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