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Page 36:-
Pikes of Langdale overlook the low, cultivated ridge of
land, that forms the northern boundary of this small, quiet,
and fertile spot.
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The Langdales
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LANGDALE AND THE PIKES.
'We started - and he led towards the hills,
Up through an ample vale, with higher hills
Before us, mountains stern and desolate;
But, in the majesty of distance now
Set off, and to our view appearing fair
Of aspect, with aerial softness clad.
And beautified with morning's purple beams.'
The chief excursion, and one accomplished with most
advantage from this station, is that to the two Langdales,
and the Pikes. The best views are looking up the vale, that
is, in a westward direction. You pass through Clappersgate,
leaving Brathay Bridge on the left, the river flowing
towards you, flanked on either side by the Tilberthwaite and
Langdale mountains. Having proceeded two miles, the road
divides, the one on the right to Great Langdale, the left,
which you pursue, leading to Little Langdale by Skelwith
Bridge. Here there is a superb view of Elter Water with
Lingmire.
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Skelwith Bridge
Skelwith Force
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A little above the bridge is Skelwith Force, remarkable not
so much for height as for the body of water which forms the
spectacle. The river is here contracted between a chasm in
the bed of rocks, forming a crooked trough, into whose abyss
the waters are flung from a height of twenty feet; the Pikes
again compose fine distances.
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Colwith Force
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The next and perhaps finest of fall, is Colwith
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gazetteer links
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-- "Colwith Force" -- Colwith Force
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-- "Langdale Pikes" -- Langdale Pikes
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-- "Loughrigg Fell" -- Loughrigg Fell
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-- "Loughrigg Tarn" -- Loughrigg Tarn
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-- "Skelwith Force" -- Skelwith Force
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