Red Pike (Wasdale)
826m (2711ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Red Pike (Wasdale) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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| OS Landranger Map 89 | |
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Red Pike (Wasdale) is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
Walk c240 Kirk Fell, Pillar and Little Scoat Fell from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
Fantastic high level walk with glorious views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,808ft (1,465m) | |
| Time: | 7.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, Kirk Fell, Kirk Fell (East Top), Black Sail Pass, Looking Stead (Pillar), High Level Route, Robinson's Cairn, Pillar, Wind Gap, Black Crag (Pillar), Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Steeple, Red Pike (Wasdale), Dore Head, Mosedale Beck, Wasdale Head, Wast Water.
Walk c343 Pillar and Red Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
One of Lakeland's finest walks - unmissable
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25ml (16.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,001ft (1,219m) | |
| Time: | 7.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, Mosedale Beck, Black Sail Pass, High Level Route, Robinson's Cairn, Pillar, Wind Gap, Black Crag (Pillar), Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Red Pike (Wasdale), Dore Head, Over Beck, Wasdale Head, Wast Water.
Walk c101 Pillar and Little Scoat Fell from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
One of Lakeland's finest walks - unmissable
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,782ft (1,457m) | |
| Time: | 8.75hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, Mosedale Beck, Black Sail Pass, Looking Stead (Pillar), High Level Route, Robinson's Cairn, Pillar, Wind Gap, Black Crag (Pillar), Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Steeple, Red Pike (Wasdale), Dore Head, Yewbarrow (North Top), Yewbarrow, Dropping Crag, Bell Rib, Over Beck, Wasdale Head, Wast Water.
Walk c133 The Netherbeck Round from Greendale
Superb mountain walk on less crowded fells
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,100ft (1,554m) | |
| Time: | 9.25hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Greendale Farm, Middle Fell (Wasdale), Seatallan, Pots of Ashness, Gowder Crag, Haycock, Great Scoat Fell, Steeple, Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Red Pike (Wasdale), Dore Head, Yewbarrow (North Top), Yewbarrow, Bell Rib, Dropping Crag, Overbeck Bridge, Wast Water, Greendale Farm.
Walk c141 Great Gable and Pillar from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
Superb high level route from remote Wasdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,819ft (1,773m) | |
| Time: | 10 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Wasdale Head, Moses' Trod, Lingmell Beck, Gable Beck Bridge, Sty Head, Great Gable, Westmorland Cairn, Beck Head, Beckhead Tarn, Kirk Fell (East Top), Kirk Fell, Black Sail Pass, Looking Stead (Pillar), High Level Route, Robinson's Cairn, Pillar, Wind Gap, Black Crag (Pillar), Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Steeple, Red Pike (Wasdale), Dore Head, Mosedale Beck, Wasdale Head, Wast Water.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Red Pike (Wasdale)
Andrew Johnson walked up on November 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Wasdale [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy - Very wet under foot
Robin Thorne climbed during May, 2018 [from/via/route] Coast to Coast Walk [with] Jon Thorne [weather] Sunny
Elaine Evans bagged on July 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Wasdale Head, up to Black Sail Pass, continued ascent to Pillar then Red Pike, over to Dore Head, then descent via scree slope to valley and back to Wasdale Head. [with] Sue [weather] Lovely day, dry with a gentle breeze. - Amazing views, beautiful day but never, ever descending via that route again! Didn't like that part at all!
Richard Marchant hiked on November 23rd, 1993 [from/via/route] This was a two day trip with an overnight camp at Beckhead Tarn below Great Gable. Day 1 we ascended Yewbarrow then onto Red Pike-Scoat Fell-Pillar-Kirk Fell and descended to Beckhead Tarn and camped the night and what a cold night. Day 2 Great Gable-Scafell Pike via the corridor route then Sca Fell and back down to Wasdale and the car. [with] Best Friend Ray Collins. [weather] Clear blue skies, no wind but very cold and in the minus overnight
Richard Marshall summited on June 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Ennerdale Red Pike [with] Bo [weather] Cloudy/sunny. Very warm.
Phillip Bulley conquered on September 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] Via Scoat Fell. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny but chilly.
Craig Steeland scaled on July 9th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Bowness Knott car park with bike used to start of walk [with] On my own [weather] Hot and sunny with no wind.
Tracey Cowell walked up on July 3rd, 2018 [from/via/route] Overbeck / Dore Head Col / Red Pike/ Low Water [with] Andrew Foster and Billy [weather] Hot and Sunny - With a swim to cool down in Over Beck
Simon Myerscough climbed on February 25th, 2007 [from/via/route] C133 [with] Martin [weather] Low cloud on tops, dry - Cloud clearing, occasionally lost. Yewbarrow nice looking fell - Martin cooked some beans. Excellent scramble on Yebarrow (North Top) - good fun!
John Almond bagged on September 28th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Overbeck Bridge car park, Wast Water - Wasdale Head - Black Sail Pass - Pillar - Black Crag - RED PIKE - Dore Head - Over Beck - Wainwright 123 [with] Solo [weather] Good, - A late start caused by a long delay on the A590. Subsequently, didn't bag Yewbarrow as planned.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Red Pike (Wasdale)
Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable panorama featuring Kirk Fell (foreground centre), Wast Water, Wasdale and Yewbarrow with Middle Fell and Seatallan beyond (left), Red Pike (Wasdale), Little Scoat Fell and Pillar behind Kirk Fell (centre) and Ennerdale with Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag and Crummock Water (right)
Kirk Fell and the shoulder of Great Gable (right) with the lower slopes of Great End (left) and Red Pike (Wasdale) in the distance from Sty Head
Haycock, Little Scoat Fell, Red Pike (Wasdale), Pillar, Top of Stirrup Crag, Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Great End, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell, Slightside, Harter Fell (Eskdale) and Burnmoor Tarn from the summit of Yewbarrow
Looking down Greta Gill to Wasdale from Great End with Red Pike (Wasdale), Little Scoat Fell, Kirk Fell and Great Gable beyond
Red Pike (Wasdale) and Little Scoat Fell (left), Mosedale, Pillar and Kirk Fell (centre) and Great Gable (right) from the summit of Scafell Pike
The Mosedale Horseshoe - Yewbarrow (mid-distance left), Red Pike (Wasdale) and Little Scoat Fell beyond, Pillar (right of centre) and the shoulder of Kirk Fell (mid-distance right) from Scafell Pike
Looking down Mosedale to Wasdale Head from Little Scoat Fell with Red Pike (Wasdale) on the right in shadow and the Scafell Massif (featuring Great End, Broad Crag, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Symonds Knott and Sca Fell) across the valley
Seatallan, Great Scoat Fell, Little Scoat Fell, Red Pike (Wasdale), Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell, Great Gable and Whin Rigg from Irton Pike
Haycock, Little Scoat Fell and Red Pike (Wasdale) from the summit of Yewbarrow
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