Yondo

Stickle Tarn

Straight up beside Stickle Ghyll's waterfalls to the tarn under Pavey Ark, and back.

Distance
3 km out and back
Time
2 hours
Grade
challenging
Without a car
Yes

The way home

Buses from New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

Monday 9 November to Sunday 15 NovemberLast 6 of 10:
13:49, 15:51, 17:33 (516 to Dungeon Ghyll Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel)
14:04 (516 to Ambleside bus interchange)
16:04, 17:35 (516 to Kendal Blackhall Road)

From the national timetables, read Sunday 8 November: bus times from the Bus Open Data Service, train times from Network Rail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you rely on one.

When to set off

DateSunsetStart byBack by
15 December15:4713:1515:15
15 March18:1415:4017:40
15 June21:4819:1521:15
15 September19:3217:0019:00

From the route’s slowest published time (2 hours) and the sunset at the start, with half an hour of daylight spare.

Getting there

  • Bus 516 from Ambleside to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
  • Windermere station, then bus 555 or 556 to Ambleside and change to the 516

Start: Stickle Ghyll car park, Great Langdale, grid reference NY294065. See it on a map.

Before you go

  • Steep stone path with short, easy scrambles
  • Slippery when wet or icy

The route

Checked by hand against the official route. Route source: National Trust. For the step-by-step directions, see the official route page.

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