Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps) is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the EnglishLake District. It is one of the most popular of the Lakeland fells, and there are many different routes to the summit.
Most people climb this mountain by a path called The Band which cuts a direct westward path up to the summit from the Langdale valley (the Oxendale river). Other popular paths include the mountain-top paths; from neighbouring Esk Pike to the north, and from the Crinkle Crags in the south. It is also possible to approach the mountain from Eskdale.
The flanks of Bowfell include the Bowfell Links, which comprise of nine vertical gullies in the side of the mountain. A climb up these is neither pleasurable nor safe as they are extremely active loose rock channels. However good climbing can be found on Cambridge Crag and also Bowfell Buttress.
Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps) is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District, in the Southern Fells area.
It is also possible to approach the mountain from Eskdale, or from Borrowdale by way of the Langstrath valley and Angle Tarn - a long walk.
The flanks of Bowfell include the Bowfell Links, nine vertical gullies in the side of the mountain.
The area perhaps owes its superior height to the nature of the rock - these fells are formed of volcanics, and tend to be rough and craggy in contrast to the smoothly rounded slate-formed hills to the north.
Bowfell itself, England's 6th highest summit, stands proud at the head of Langdale and is a magnet for walkers.
Wastwater, which delineates the Scafell / Bowfell group to the west, is however one of its finest features and is celebrated as England's deepest body of water.
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