Walking Britain Red Screes & Other Fells from Ambleside
Introduction to Walk 3034
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Eastern Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
Ascent - 2700 feet / 818 metres
Time - 7 hours 40 minutes
Grade - mod/hard
Red Screes, Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag and Hartsop Dodd are all included in this Lake District walk from near Ambleside. This is an excellent day walk with other highlights that include High Sweden Bridge, excellent views of Brothers Water and Kirkstone Pass. Wainwrights included in this walk are - High Hartsop Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Middle Dodd, Red Screes. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL7 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL7 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
1.1 miles / 1.8 km away
The Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
1.1 miles / 1.8 km away
A shortened version of the Fairfield Horseshoe
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
1.1 miles / 1.8 km away
Wansfell Pike & Wansfell from Ambleside
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
1.1 miles / 1.8 km away
High Sweden Bridge from Ambleside
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 3.0 miles / 4.9 km
1.1 miles / 1.8 km away
Ambleside and Rydal circular
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
1.1 miles / 1.8 km away
Dove Crag & Red Screes - Scandale Horseshoe
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
1.4 miles / 2.2 km away
Loughrigg from Pelter Bridge near Rydal
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
3.0 miles / 4.8 km away
Fairfield Horseshoe & Loughrigg from High Close
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 14.0 miles / 22.8 km
3.2 miles / 5.1 km away
Loughrigg Fell from Skelwith Bridge
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
3.2 miles / 5.1 km away
Alcock Tarn, Rydal Water & Grasmere from Grasmere
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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