Walk Red Screes from Ambleside
Quieter alternative to the popular routes from Ambleside
This 7½ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Ambleside in the Lake District & will take you about 5¼ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | c102 | |
| Length: | 7½ miles (12km) | |
| Ascent: | 2519 ft (768m) | |
| Time: | 5¼ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Ambleside - Snarker Pike - Red Screes - Scandale Pass - High Sweden Bridge - Ambleside
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 1 Wainwright |
 1 English Nuttall |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 1 Bridget |
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 Snarker Pike at 644m (2114ft). Snarker Pike is known as an English Bridget.
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
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Red Screes from Ambleside
In no particular order . . .
Middle Dodd with Place Fell, Angletarn Peaks and Hartsop Dodd beyond Brothers Water in the valley below from Red Screes
. . . load all 24 pictures & photos from this walk
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