Red Screes, The Lakes -
October 2009
7.5 mile walk with 2,300 feet of climbing taking
5 hours.
| Red Screes is not such a popular walk as the peak does not link
up with any other hills; it is a straight-up straight-down walk
from Ambleside. Leaving Ambleside on North Road, the trail goes
up a steep road leading to Kirkstone Pass. After a mile or so the
path goes through a small gate on the left hand side, leading up
a trail between two parallel dry stone walls built originally for
sheep droving. The path goes on to a crest of a ridge and then up
to Red Screes peak, past a small tarn. After lunch at the peak,
we started the walk back down in a north-westerly direction to Scandale
Pass. At the lowest point of the pass the trail heads down in to
the valley. Prior to reaching Ambleside you pass Sweden Bridge,
which offers an alternative route on the other side of the beck. |
Heading up the droving pass to Red
Screes
Keep well clear!
Trig point at Red Screes
Tony, Lesley, Mick & Jim (Photo;
J Knight)
Tony, Lesley, Mick & Jim (Photo: J. Knight)
Mick (Photo: J Knight)
View from Red Screes
Surprise Tarn
View down the valley from Scandale
Pass
Heading back down to Ambleside
Tony, Lesley, Jim & Jim
Sweden Bridge
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