Walk Red Screes from Brothers Water
Fine views of Brothers Water
This 7 mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Cow Bridge Car Park in the Lake District & will take you about 5 hrs to complete.
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| Walk No.: | c312 | |
| Length: | 7 miles (11km) | |
| Ascent: | 2373 ft (723m) | |
| Time: | 5 hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Cow Bridge Car Park - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Kirkstone Beck - Caiston Beck - Middle Dodd - Smallthwaite Band - Red Screes - Broad Crag (Scandale) - Scandale Pass - Caiston Beck - Brothers Water - Cow Bridge Car Park
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 2 Wainwrights |
 1 English Nuttall |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Red Screes at 776m (2547ft). Red Screes is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (56th highest in England, 98th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 49).
Red Screes is also known as an English Nuttall (68th highest in England, 120th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (18th highest in England, 437th highest in the UK).
The summit of Red Screes is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Middle Dodd at 654m (2146ft). Middle Dodd is classified as an Wainwright (No. 111).
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 |
| Sat Nav (Dec): | 54.51222,-2.92394* |
| Sat Nav (DMS): | 54°30′44″N 2°55′26″W* |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS† |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members. The machine accepts coins and cards. Cashless payment can be made using RingGo (RingGo car park ID:37323) |
| Car Park: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars. Fills up fast, get there early. |
| Location: | At the northern end of Brothers Water on the A592 between Windermere and Glenridding. |
| Local Bus: | Cow Bridge Car Park is on Stagecoach Bus Route 508: Penrith - Windermere. NB Check the current timetable, some buses on this route terminate at Patterdale and do not reach Cow Bridge or Brotherswater |
| Alternative Car Parks: | The Brotherswater Inn, 1 mile south of Cow Bridge Car Park, serves food and drinks |
Other Walks from Cow Bridge Car Park
Be Adventure Smart
If walking in the Lake District (and anywhere else) please be adventure smart.
Ask yourself 5 questions before you set off:
- Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?
- Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?
- Do I have the right GEAR for the day?
- Do I have enough FOOD & DRINK for the day?
- Do I have all the ESSENTIAL ITEMS for the day?
Note that there is no mobile phone or WiFi coverage in many parts of the Lake District
A dedicated GPS Device can be a good navigational aid, but only if you know how to use it properly. See The Myths and Truths about GPS for Walking and Hiking
* Link opens in Google Maps so you can get directions from your location.
† A rural postcode like this is notoriously hit-or-miss because it covers a large area of ground instead of just a few houses.
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Red Screes from Brothers Water
In no particular order . . .
The Brothers Water Valley from Kirkstone Beck on the lower slopes of High Hartsop Dodd
Hartsop Dodd across Brothers Water with Gray Crag (Hayeswater) (far left) and Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) (far right)
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