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Pike of Stickle

Pike of Stickle

Highlight • Natural Monument

Pike of Stickle

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One of the individualistic upthrusts of rock that characterise the Langdale Pikes, Pike of Stickle is one of the most recognisable peaks in the Lake District. Routes to the summit …

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Lake District National Park

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Location: Lakes, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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Dominiek Van Dooren

June 20, 2025

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Pike of Stickle, also called Pike o' Stickle, is a fell in the English Lake District. It reaches a height of 709 metres and lies in the central part of the national park in the valley of Great Langdale. The fell is one of three fells that make up the picturesque Langdale Pikes (the others being Harrison Stickle and Loft Crag), one of the best-known areas in Lakeland. A "stickle" is a hill with a steep, prominent rocky summit, while a "pike" is a hill with a pointed summit; the name is therefore partly tautological.
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Trail Magazine

December 13, 2019

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Although firmly joined to the Langdale Pikes’ lumpen massif, the Pike of Stickle boldly pokes its head above the parapet as it watches over the head of Langdale itself, keen to be the Pike that’s noticed. It was also the site of a Neolithic axe quarry which, if you know where to look, can still be spotted.

Stephen Brooks

July 5, 2022

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Nice place to stop, have some lunch and watch people make their way upto Blisco and Bowfell

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The Langdale Pikes - Pavey Ark, Thunacar Knott and Pike of Stickle

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The Langdale Pikes loop from Great Langdale

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This difficult 5.5-mile jogging loop in the Lake District National Park offers rugged terrain and panoramic views from the Langdale Pikes.

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Stickle Ghyll Waterfalls – Harrison Stickle loop from Great Langdale

12.6km

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640m

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Elevation 710 m

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Location: Lakes, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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