Bow Fell and Esk Pike


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By Jandy on 14/11/21 at 12:39pm

Hills walked:
White Stones - The Band (Birkett and Synge)
Bowfell (Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, Nuttall, HuMP, High Hill of Britain, sub Marilyn, Clem, Sim, Fellranger, Synge, and Tump)
Bowfell North Top (Nuttall and Synge)
Esk Pike (Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, Nuttall, HuMP, High Hill of Britain, Clem, Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Tongue Head (Synge)
Rossett Pike (Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, Nuttall, Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Date started:13/11/2021
Distance:15.4 km or 9.5 miles
Ascent:1002m or 3287ft
Descent:1002m or 3287ft
Start OSGB:NY286061
Time taken:7:46
Naismith:4:45

Parking at the National Trust car park at Old Dungeon Gill Hotel headed of for a yomp round Bow Fell, Esk Pike and Rossett Pike. Going up The Band and back down Mickleden.

Looking down one of the Bow Fell gullies to the Langdales

Confirmation that when we get to the Scafells we will not be traversing Mickledor...

The River Esk from Esk Pike
A bit of Langdale from Rossett Pike


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