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Walk to Lingmoor Fell and Blea Tarn from Great Langdale

By Dave Chick   

on March 15, 2018    5/5 (1)

Posted as a walk in – Best Lakeside Walks in the Lake District, England, Europe, Lake District National Park, Lake District's Southern Fells

Walk to Lingmoor Fell and Blea Tarn from Great Langdale

Route Essentials

Route Summary

Walk up Lingmoor Fell for some epic views, and to Blea Tarn.

See the end of the article for local information about parking, public transport facilities, pubs and cafes.

Distance

7.94 km

Ascent

724 m

Time

3 hours

Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.

Start Location

Great Langdale

Difficulty

Moderate Walk

Hazards

Weather Forecast:

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Remember that we cannot outline every single hazard on a walk – it’s up to you to be safe and competent. Read up on Mountain Safety , Navigation and what equipment you’ll need. 

Walk to Lingmoor Fell and Blea Tarn from Great Langdale Ordnance Survey Map and GPX File Download

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Walk to Lingmoor Fell and Blea Tarn from Great Langdale

The summit of Lingmoor Fell may be small, but provides you with some epic views across Great Langdale and the surrounding mountains. It’s one of the Wainwrights, but it’s also a Marilyn which means it has a drop of 150 metres in all direction. Blea Tarn is one of those classic Lake District tarns, with impressive view across to the Langdale Pikes across it’s waters. It’s also very easily accessible by car, so you’ll have to share with the tourists! You won’t, however, have to share the small tarn of Lingmoor Tarn with more than a few other fell walkers if you’re lucky! It’s then up to the summit, also known as Brown How, and a breathtaking vista across Langdale and beyond.

You could also complete this walk up Lingmoor Fell directly from Blea Tarn if you wanted a slightly shorter walk, circling around the tarn and climbing up to the summit via Side Pike. That would reduce the distance to 5 km and the total ascent to under 300m.

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Local Information and Recommended Maps and Guidebooks

Route Summary:

Walk up Lingmoor Fell for some epic views, and to Blea Tarn.

This walk includes the Wainwright of Lingmoor Fell (Lingmoor Fell – Brown How)

Route Start Location: Great Langdale

Distance
 Ascent
 Time
7.94 km 724 m 3 hours

Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.

Activivity Type: Moderate Walk

Summits and Places on this Route

Facilities

Three pubs, a youth hostel and a couple of campsite make Great Langdale a rural metropolis. See our full guide to Great Langdale for more details

Hazards

Remember that we cannot outline every single hazard on a walk – it’s up to you to be safe and competent. Read up on Mountain Safety , Navigation and what equipment you’ll need.

Parking : NT Car Park

Public Transport:

Traveline for UK Public Transport

Weather Forecast:

Met Office Lake District Mountain Weather

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Dave Chick

Dave is our Lake District local expert, often found in the depths of Cumbria he’s the author of his own part on the web, All the Gear but no Idea.

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