Hard
·
New
Red Screes, Rest Dodd, Gray Crag and Stony Cove Pike
Kirkstone Pass
18.1 km · 1380 m · 6.5–9 h
Wainwright
Hewitt
Marilyn
- Height
- 779 m · 2,555 ft
- Drop
- 261 m
- Grid ref
- NY 396 087
- Region
- Lake District
- Range
- Lake District E
- County
- Westmorland and Furness
Summit: Rock by shelter 15m SE of trig point.
Red Screes is a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District, 779 m (2,555 ft) high. There are 2 mapped routes up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How and High Pike (Scandale), is 19.2 km with 1,200 m of ascent and takes 6.5 to 9 hours.
Routes up Red Screes
| Route | Distance | Ascent | Time | Grade | Bog | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Screes, Rest Dodd, Gray Crag and Stony Cove Pike Shortest | 18.1 km | 1,380 m | 6.5–9 h | Hard | 3/5 | Kirkstone Pass |
| Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How and High Pike (Scandale) Least climb | 19.2 km | 1,200 m | 6.5–9 h | Hard | 3/5 | Ambleside, Nook Lane |
Rounds that include Red Screes (2)
Hard
·
New
Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How and High Pike (Scandale)
Ambleside
19.2 km · 1200 m · 6.5–9 h
Map
Summit at NY 396 087 (54.4706, -2.9326). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- Middle DoddWainwright654 m · 0.8 km
- Little Hart CragWainwright, Hewitt637 m · 1.6 km
- High Hartsop DoddWainwright519 m · 2.0 km
- High Pike (Scandale)Wainwright657 m · 2.2 km
- Stony Cove PikeWainwright, Hewitt764 m · 2.5 km
- Low PikeWainwright508 m · 2.5 km
- Dove CragWainwright, Hewitt792 m · 2.8 km
- Hartsop DoddWainwright619 m · 3.4 km
Questions about Red Screes
- How high is Red Screes?
- Red Screes is 779 m (2,555 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 396 087.
- How long does it take to climb Red Screes?
- The quickest route on TRXO, Red Screes, Rest Dodd, Gray Crag and Stony Cove Pike, takes 6.5 to 9 hours: 18.1 km with 1,380 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Red Screes?
- The route with the least climbing is Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How and High Pike (Scandale), starting from Ambleside, Nook Lane (NY 375 053): 19.2 km and 1,200 m of ascent, graded hard.