Atkinson Pike
845m (2773ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Not familiar with this top?
You can walk/hike to the top of Atkinson Pike by using any of these 4 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
Walk c383 Blencathra via Sharp Edge from Scales
Lakeland's finest 'edge' walk - not for the faint hearted
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.25ml (8.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,255ft (687m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Scales - Mousthwaite Comb - Scales Fell - Brunt Knott - Scales Beck - Scales Tarn - Sharp Edge - Atkinson Pike - Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) - Scales Fell - Mousthwaite Comb - Scales
Walk c117 Blencathra and Knowe Crags (Blease Fell) via Sharp Edge from Scales
Lakeland's finest 'edge' walk - not for the faint hearted
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25ml (10km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,565ft (782m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Scales - Mousthwaite Comb - Scales Fell - Brunt Knott - Scales Beck - Scales Tarn - Sharp Edge - Atkinson Pike - Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) - Gategill Fell Top - Knowe Crag (Blease Fell) - Scales
Walk c191 The Glendermackin Round from Mungrisdale
Popular round - pick a weekday
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,070ft (936m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Mungrisdale - Souther Fell - River Glendermackin - Brunt Knott - Scales Beck - Scales Tarn - Sharp Edge - Atkinson Pike - Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) - Foule Crag - Bannerdale Crags - Bowscale Fell - Tarn Crags Top - Raven Crags - Mungrisdale
Walk c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale
Popular round - pick a weekday
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,264ft (995m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Mungrisdale - Souther Fell - River Glendermackin - Brunt Knott - Scales Beck - Scales Tarn - Sharp Edge - Atkinson Pike - Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) - Mungrisdale Common - Bannerdale Crags - Bowscale Fell - Tarn Crags Top - Raven Crags - Mungrisdale
See Atkinson Pike and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Northern Fells of The Lake District National Park
Less data - quicker to download
The Whole of The Lake District National Park
More data - might take a little longer to download
See Atkinson Pike and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers' Maps might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
You can find Atkinson Pike & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Atkinson Pike
Richard Holmes walked up Atkinson Pike on March 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Threlkeld [with] Myself. [weather] Very windy hail on top
Paul Macey climbed it on July 20th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using Walk 245 [weather] Mostly sunny some cloud towards end but not much 19 degrees at finish
Christine Shepherd bagged it on April 23rd, 2006 [from/via/route] Walked from Scales Climbed again 10.08.2021 using walk c245 Repeated walk c245 on 3.4.2023 [with] Rebecca [weather] Cool but sunny
Rob Bennion hiked Atkinson Pike on January 2nd, 2023 [from/via/route] Cold, Clear, with Snow [with] Luke Bennion [weather] Cold, Clear, with Snow
Julie Besbrode summited on August 4th, 2021 [with] Damian, Sam, Robin, Oli & Cameron (Oli's friend) [weather] Warm & sunny
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Atkinson Pike
Scales Tarn from Atkinson Pike at the top of Sharp Edge, Blencathra (or Saddleback)
Hallsfell Top Ridge rising to Hallsfell Top (the summit of Blencathra or Saddleback) from Atkinson Pike at the top of Sharp Edge
Blencathra (or Saddleback) (centre left distance) behind Atkinson Pike (centre right) with Sharp Edge prominent (mid left) from an unfamiliar viewpoint on Bowscale Fell
Sharp Edge and Scales Tarn from Atkinson Pike, Blencathra (or Saddleback)
. . . see just 10 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on, or of, Atkinson Pike
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