| Rossett Pike - Route One |
| Start - Dungeon Ghyll Old Hotel NY 285 060 | Distance - 3.25 miles | Ascent - 1,860 feet | Time - 2 hours : 10 minutes |
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| The National Trust car park beside the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel is the starting point for this walk |
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| A footpath to the side of the hotel joins a track leading to Mickleden at the head of Great Langdale |
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| Looking across to Crinkle Crags from the track |
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| The summit of Rossett Pike soon comes into view |
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| Pike o' Blisco across the valley from the track |
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| Pike o' Stickle and Gimmer Crag from the track |
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| Rossett Pike and Black Crag dominate the view ahead as the track approaches the upper reaches of Mickleden |
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| Bowfell from Mickleden |
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| Rossett Pike and Black Crag from Mickleden |
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| Looking back to Pike o' Blisco from Mickleden |
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| Pike o' Stickle and Gimmer Crag from Mickleden |
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| Rossett Gill, the path crosses the foot of the gill and climbs via a series of wide zig-zags to the low point on the horizon |
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| The footbridge over Stake Gill. The slate sign on the other side points the way to Stake Pass |
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| Looking up to Stake Pass from the bridge |
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| Cambridge Crag and Bowfell Buttress from the path alongside Rossett Gill |
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| Looking back to Pike o' Stickle and Loft Crag |
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| The path fords the gill and begins to climb towards the steep craggy slopes bordering its southern side |
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| Looking back to Mickleden from the path |
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| Looking up to Flat Crags, Cambridge Crag and Bowfell Buttress |
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| Above the lowest slabs the path turns back towards Rossett Gill |
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| Looking up to the top of Rossett Gill as the path makes another turn away from the gill |
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| At this point the path joins the old packhorse route that ran between Wasdale Head and Great Langdale and climbs towards the saddle on the horizon |
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| Climbing the rock gully near the top of the saddle |
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| Mickleden and Great Langdale from the saddle |
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| From the saddle easier slopes lead to the col above Rossett Gill |
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| Looking from the col to Pike o' Blisco |
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| From the col the main path continues on towards Esk Hause. A faint grassy path turns off to the right towards Rossett Pike |
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| The summit of Rossett Pike from the col |
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| Mickleden from the top of Rossett Gill |
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| A glimpse of Angle Tarn below Esk Pike from the climb to Rossett Pike |
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| The summit of Rossett Pike |
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| Great End from Rossett Pike |
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| Langstrath from the summit of Rossett Pike |
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| High Raise and Sergeant Man from Rossett Pike |
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| Lingmoor Fell and Blake Rigg on Pike o' Blisco |
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| Pike o' Blisco, Wetherlam and Swirl How on the horizon |
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| A short distance along the ridge is the east cairn, a fine viewpoint for Mickleden and the Langdale Pikes |
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| The Langdale Pikes and Mickleden from the east cairn |
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"Neglected and forgotten" The Packwoman's grave, which is passed on this route of ascent |
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