Name of walk	Lingmoor Fell & Blea Tarn
Date of walk	2025-09-09

I left home later than usual as the cloud was down over the southern fells, but it was due to lift later in the morning. On my drive to Elterwater the cloud was still down over the fells so I decided to take my time and take a longer route up to Lingmoor Fell. Once on the summit I would take the direct route down to Blea Tarn, then cross Blea Moss to the Wrynose Pass, pass Little Langdale Tarn, go over Slater Bridge and take the main path back to Elterwater. A walk of 8 miles.

I parked in the NT car park opposite the bridge over Little Langdale Beck.

I head up beside the beck and go through the quarry. Looking down into the quarry basin.

I decide against my usual direct route up the east flank, as I still need to use up some more time to make sure all the low cloud has gone before I get to the summit.. So I do a route up I've not done for about 20 years. It is a more circuitous route as you are nearly in Little Langdale before you start to head up. The route by the wall takes you out to the path I will use later for my way back. Soon after a metal gate there is a small wooden gate in the fence that leads up the fellside. My friends, The Pollocks had recently been up Lingmoor Fell by this route so it was in my mind as an alternative.

View back down to the track that leads directly from Elterwater to Little Langdale.

The fell tops still have low cloud on them, but it is clearing. Little Langdale Tarn below.

Low cloud on the east side too. View down to Chapel Stile and across to Silver How.

Elterwater and Windermere.

The sun is now out as I reach the wall. Lingmoor summit is to the right. The Langdale Pikes still have some cloud on them.

Looking back along the wall from the route to the summit.

Summit view at about 11.30am. Timed to perfection as all the cloud has lifted. Blake Rigg, Pike o'Blisco, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell.

View along the ridge wall. Pike o'Blisco, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, Great Gable, Allen Crags and part of Glaramara.

The Langdale Pikes with Lingmoor Tarn lower right. There were a lot of people on the ridge, so I was glad I was now heading straight down by the wall to Blea Tarn.

View back to the summit.

I follow the path beside the fence/wall. Swirl How, Great Carrs with Wetside Edge below on the left.

The heather was still flowering here, it had finished on the tops. Wetherlam on the left. There is a wall stile in the dip, ignore it, continue on by the wall.

Soon the view down to Blea Tarn starts to open up. Glorious!

The pink of the heather contrasting with the blue of the tarn was gorgeous.

Down below on the left you can now see the road. The car park is in the trees.

The path slopes diagonally

Where the path meets the road. I now head for the gate that leads to the tarn.

Blea Tarn with the Langdale Pikes and Side Pike as a backdrop.

I stop for a coffee sitting on a rock by the water's edge.

I'm joined by a couple of ducks.

I head back and go through the gate behind the southern outflow. This path goes across Blea Moss to the Wrynose Pass.

I'm now on the Wrynose Pass looking back the way I have come along the diagonal path on the left.

A short walk down the road to Fell Foot.

The farm I passed.

Fell Foot Bridge.This is where I turn off for Bridge End.

The house is having some work done.

I pass Little Langdale Tarn.

Low Hall Garth.

Looking across Little Langdale Tarn to Lingmoor. It has come over all cloudy now.

Not a place to attempt a game of Jenga!

Slater Bridge. A 17th century packhorse bridge over the River Brathay.

Looking back to Little Langdale Tarn as I stop for a coffee. I then head up the path to cross the road and take the path back to Elterwater.

At the farm on the route back to Elterwater.

Just a couple of minutes after the farm is the gate I went through this morning to walk up the fell. I continue on heading straight back down the track to Elterwater. The final section before the road is bouldery and awkward, but it is a quicker route than the one I used this morning.

The walk was about eight miles and took five hours. Waiting for the cloud to clear meant I got some good views.

Jo.