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Mickleden Valley Trail, Grasmere Great Langdale

In the Pennines

Local route6.1 km · 3.8 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Blea Tarn Trail, Grasmere Great Langdale 1.0 mi · 1.6 km Explore Pennines →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 13–17 °C (55–63 °F)

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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Walk into the wilds of Mickleden, a Langdale valley where clues to Neolithic and Norse settlers lie beneath pikes & crags. This easy out & back route follows the bridleway along the valley floor, on a section of the Cumbria Way. Stoney in places.

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Trail facts

Length (signed): 6.1 km · 3.8 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length: 6.0 km · 3.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range: Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town: 8.7 km N of Coniston (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
Best months: May–Sep
Country: United Kingdom
Region: Cumbria
Continent: Europe
Route type: Local route
Operator (OSM): National Trust
From / to: Old Dungeon Ghyll National Trust car park, Great Langdale, nr Ambleside, LA22 9JY;NY286061 → Old Dungeon Ghyll National Trust car park, Great Langdale, nr Ambleside, LA22 9JY;NY286061
Shape: Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre: 54.4508, -3.1215
Route start: 54.4453, -3.1025
OpenStreetMap: relation 19567619
Official info: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/the-lan

How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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