Leave the village of Grasmere along Easdale Road, passing the youth hostel to the right and follow this lane (a footpath to the left will avoid the road) until a footbridge leaves the road to the left as the road turns to the right.

Cross the footbridge to a walled path beyond and follow this crossing the fields near Brimmer Head Farm to a gate. A well made path now climbs alongside the magnificent Sour Milk Gill passing alongside the waterfalls. Continue on this path to Easdale Tarn and follow the southern edge of the tarn until a path climbs to the left. A steep climb will eventually lead onto the ridge above where a larger path will be met; follow this to the right, climbing over the cairned summit of Blea Rigg.

A short distance beyond the summit of Blea Rigg a lath descends to the left, dropping down from the ridge to Stickle Tarn where the impressive rock face of Pavey Ark can be seen above.

The line of Jacks Rake can be clearly seen from here climbing from the lower right side of the crag to the top left.

Follow the edge of the tarn to the right where a path climbs steeply over loose scree to the foot of the Jacks Rake path.

The first section of the rake follows polished but solid rock up a trough to a tree before a steeper, more exposed step. The trough now continues until it exits onto a broad buttress, a short climb leads to easier rock above and easy slabs lea to a cairn marking to top of the climb, from here the summit is just a short distance to the right.

A path leads west from Pavey Ark, around the tops of the crags climbing to the summit of Harrison Stickle, continue to descend west from the summit of Harrison Stickle, the path drops into a grassy bowl, cross the stream and continue to climb again to the summit of Loft Crag.

From Loft Crag the path continues to climb to the North West to the obvious rocky summit of Pike O’Stickle, the summit is more easily reached from its northern flanks where a wonderful view over the Langdale Valley will be seen.

Retrace your steps descending the rocky northern flanks of Pike O’Stickle to the path below, crossing the path and taking a route contouring around the top of the grassy bowl to reach the opposite side and the grassy plateau above, from here a short walk leads to the summit of Thunacar Knott.

A good path leads north from Thunacar Knott to the higher summit of High Raise, the highest top in the Central Fells and a gentle path leads to the south east and the rocky outcrop of Sergeant Man.

Following the iron fence posts to the north east of the summit (an old boundary fence) walk to Codale Head where the boundary turns north east to some small tarns on the right, from the tarns leave the path aiming for the shoulder between Lang Crag and Ferngill Crag, there are some small paths here if you can pick them out, if not stick to the grassy ground between the crags. Descend from here to Tarn Crag.

From Tarn Crag a good path descends just below the summit along the rest of the ridge meeting the footpath which crosses the ridge, turn left (north) on this footpath descending to the left of the wall to the footbridge over Far Easdale Gill, cross this and follow the bridleway to the right continuing until it comes out on the Easdale Road and follow the road a short distance back into Grasmere.