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Name: | Lang How |
Hill number: | 3779 |
Height: | 414m / 1358ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2396 High Raise [High White Stones] |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Central Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Leven (Ulverston) |
Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 31835 07043 |
Summit feature: | a few stones |
Drop: | 29m |
Col: | 385m NY317070 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
Observations: | tiny cairn 160m SE at NY 31914 06907 is lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 403 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
from Grasmere village with Ollie. 
Gorgeous blue sky winter day. No snow or ice. 
Misty in Keswick and Eden Valley. | Dave Sargent | 06/01/2024 |
On a solo walk from Grasmere: Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Codale Head, Blea Rigg, Castle How, Swinescar Pike, Lang How & Silver How. Quiet day on the fells despite the mainly good weather. | alistairpooler | 26/12/2023 |
3 day hike and wild camps around the langdale fells Laura jay and flo great views over Grasmere and beyond | Lauralj84 | 19/04/2023 |
From Grasmere. 
12 km, 650 m asc. 
Up by Easedale Tarn and the SW path under Blea Crag to Blea Rigg. 
E and SE along the ridge over Great Castle How, Castle How (Raw Pike), Little Castle How, Swinescar Pike, Lang How and Silver How. 
Back by Wray Gill and Allan Bank. 
Sunny, frosty. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720304916571 | SalmonJoe | 02/01/2023 |
From Allenbank, Grasmere, direct ascent up the fellside to summit before ridge walk to Sergeant Man and back. Mist and extremely wet underfoot. | forsterfamily7 | 31/12/2022 |
From Grasmere. Weather was fine, dry and sunny. Also Silver How and Swinescar Pike. | andrewcoles | 13/10/2022 |
Langdale Pikes - Pavey Ark via Jack's Rake, Langdale Pikes, High Raise & Blea Rigg | Barns150 | 15/09/2022 |
Im sure we've been here before but made a conscious decision to wander to the top today. Nice track between north and south summits. Just a short walk today from Grasmere to Silver How and over to here. Warm and sunny and short sleeves today and it's still just March. | Walker Dan | 24/03/2022 |
Dungeon Ghyll to Grasmere taking in 3 Birketts (and others) | Ajm0310 | 24/03/2022 |
Parked in Grasmere then up Silver How with Eddie & Rick. Then onto Lang How, Swinescar Pike, Swinescar Pike NW Top, Little Castle How, Castle How (Raw Pike) and finally Great Castle How before contouring round to the path down to Easdale Tarn then back to Grasmere. | Dugswell2 | 20/12/2021 |
With Luna. CW Loop, up Blea Rigg ridge & down Helm Crag ridge. From Red Bank Road car park Grasmere. | masmith | 25/09/2021 |
From Silver How. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 20/09/2021 |
Came up from Chapel Stile via Harry's Place (as per Wainwright's Central Fells) and eventually found my way to this, my first 'summit' of the say. Went on to do Swinescar Pike & Swinescar Pike NW Top & Castle How (Raw Pike) before the main target on the ridge Blea Rigg. | signyred | 12/09/2021 |
Nameless [Langdale Resort] > Hammer Scar > Dow Bank > Silver How > Lang How > Swinescar Pike > Swinescar Pike NW Top > Little Castle How > Great Castle How > Castle How (Raw Pike) from GR: NY 32620 05119 | Hippster | 04/09/2021 |
Nameless [Langdale Resort] > Hammer Scar > Dow Bank > Silver How > Lang How > Swinescar Pike > Swinescar Pike NW Top > Little Castle How > Great Castle How > Castle How (Raw Pike) from GR: NY 32620 05119 | ronaldo333 | 04/09/2021 |
5 of 6 on 7.25 mile walk starting in grasmere car park. Had lunch on the descent | The-Z-Man | 30/07/2021 |
The main footpath was horrendous being a joyous mix of sheet ice, bog, bracken and absurd ascending and defending. Coffee definitely needed at the bottom as it was -2. With a reluctant GFE. | Fionalevey | 02/01/2021 |
A wonderful walk along the interesting ridge between Grasmere and Great Langdale, locating the many Synges between Red Bank and Blea Rigg from High Close (NY 336 052), just space for a couple of cars if you are early! Summits visited included Silver How, Lang How, Swinescar Pike, Little Castle How, Great Castle How, Castle How (Raw Pike), Blea Rigg and Whitegill Crag. A splendid day with snow patches and classic views of the major Lakeland peaks clad in snow! 15.6km with 800m ascent in 5h30m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 07/12/2020 |
From Little Langdale Pass, Oakhowe Crag, Harry Place, Silver How, Lang How, Swinescar Pike, Little Castle Howe, Castle Howe, Great Castle Howe, Whitegill Crag, Stickle Tarn, Pike Howe. Descent of N ridge of Oakhowe Crag not recommended - unavoidable band of snail pace FIGHT through a jungle of Juniper. | Isbjorn | 02/10/2020 |
From Silver Howe | davidsharpe23 | 19/07/2020 |
Back in the lakes, circular walk with Em from Grasmere | holtsd | 09/07/2020 |
From Elterwater, out and back over Castle How, Swinescar Pike and Lang How. | rhalstead | 29/12/2019 |
Revisit with Pete | Dave Geere | 17/11/2019 |
From Grasmere Silver How Lang How Blea Rigg Easdale Tarn and back via Easdale | Neilb | 15/08/2019 |
with Sara and Ava | JamesJolly | 24/07/2019 |
WAITED FOR WEATHER TO CLEAR AND CAUGHT BUS FROM CAMPSITE DOWN LANGDALE TO ROBINSON'S PLACE. TRIED TO FOLLOW BIRKETT'S ROUTE OVER LANG HOW, SWINESCAR PIKE AND CASTLE HOW BUT GOT LOST ONCE OR TWICE. DRY AND TURNED SUNNY AT STICKLE TARN FOR DESCENT TO NEW D. G. HOTEL. GLAD OF GPS IN SPITE OF CLEAR WEATHER. | BURGESS | 11/07/2019 |
Loughrigg Fell - Silver How - Lang How - Swinescar Pike - Little Castle How - Blea Rigg - Low White Stones - Ullscarf - Standing Crag - Watendlath Fell - Shivery Knott - Armboth Fell - AF Birkett - High Tove - High Seat - Bleaberry Fell - Walla Crag | screeleep | 21/04/2019 |
From Silver How with Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 23/03/2019 |
From New Dungeon Ghyll, Pike Howe, over to Stickle Tarn, Tarn Crag, Whitegill Crag, Blea Rigg, Great Castle How, Castle How Raw Pike, Little Castle How,Swinescar Pike and Lang How. A nice day keeping away from the half term crowds. And another chapter of Birketts Finished. | nickywood1 | 23/02/2019 |
Climbed up while collecting controls at Lakes 5 Days | JK | 29/07/2018 |
Easy paths from Elterwater | bardolph | 26/07/2018 |
From Grasmere with Manchester Hiking (Simon leading): Tarn Crag, Codale Head, Sergeant Man, Blea Rigg, Lang How, and Silver How. Sweltering hot, close day. | Lazylizzie | 22/07/2018 |
From Grasmere. | twg27 | 09/07/2018 |
Ascent from Grasmere along Langdale Edge with ascent of Tarn Crag via Codale Tarn. Total distance = 10.85 miles with 866m of ascent in 6hrs 20 mins (Moving Time = 5hrs 13 mins) with average speed of 1.7m/h (2.1m/h Moving Average) | pwhitaker_1966 | 17/05/2018 |
Across good dry turf from Swinescar pike. Surprising crag to Easedale face. Lovely hill. Descent back to Grasmere is through delightful Juniper stands. Small unnamed summit overlooking Grasmere is worth it for the view. | Karmakarl | 25/02/2018 |
KeithByTheC | 26/11/2017 | |
Cracking round in Sunny november from Grasmere Lang howe then all along the tops to High Raise back by Easdale.Cracking sunny day and NO wind. | jocks1 | 08/11/2017 |
With NB from Grasmere. | Frank | 25/10/2017 |
Grassmere - Easdale Tarn - Blea Rigg - Silver How - Grassmere. Collected all tops along the way. Fine weather. With FR | Bheinn | 25/10/2017 |
Chapel stile, silver Howe, Lang how, Grasmere and back with Chris and Claire. | zoob | 16/10/2017 |
Solo | simon and co | 12/10/2017 |
Done with Richard T & Stuart W on a circular walk from New Dungeon Ghyll taking in Sliver How, Swinescar, Little Castle How, Great Castle How & Bela Crag | falunty | 12/07/2017 |
Done with Richard T & Stuart W on a circular walk from New Dungeon Ghyll taking in Sliver How, Swinescar, Little Castle How, Great Castle How & Bela Crag | nitranrenrut | 12/07/2017 |
With Sue on a lovely afternoon - clockwise circuit from Grasmere. | Phreerunner | 04/06/2017 |
On the way to Blea Rigg . | Haygalzer | 02/05/2017 |
Not a cloud in the sky. 10 degrees in Grasmere, slight breeze, slight haze. Via Allan Bank. On to Swinescar Pike. | Wycombe Wanderer | 08/04/2017 |
01/04/2017 
From Grasmere 
Silver How 
Blea Crag 
Pavey Ark 
Harrison Stickle 
Pike of Stickle ❤️ 
Loft Cragg 
Thunacar Knott 
Sergeant Man 
Tarn Crag 
20.2 miles 
41,372 steps 
303 floors | Tobo1969 | 01/04/2017 |
W/The Lads. Circuit Elterwater to Dungeon Ghyll & back. | Sedge | 24/03/2017 |
Birthday walk starting from Millbeck Farm. Smoky, Dave, Tony and I walked up to Blea Rigg via Whitegill Ravine then on to Silver How via Great Castle How, Raw Pike, Little Castle How, Swinescar Pike, and Lang How. Descended to Chapel Stile via Megs Gill path. Cold but dry, intermittent mist and low crowd all day. | Skip | 22/01/2017 |
With Mark T and Brian K. After tarn visit in BTO survey. Onward SE circuit around the fells. | nordicstar | 17/01/2017 |