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Scafell Pike
978m (3210ft)


The Southern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

Scafell Pike is the highest point in the county of Cumbria, the highest point in The Lake District National Park and the highest point in England. It was also the highest point in the old county of Cumberland.

Scafell Pike means 'the highest point of 'The Pikes of Sca Fell'. This was the collective term for all the lumps and bumps on the top of the Sca Fell Massif (namely Sca Fell Pike, Sca Fell, Symonds Knott, Broad Crag, Ill Crag and Great End) when it was donated to The National Trust by Lord Leconfield in 1919. Sca Fell Pike became Scafell Pike (without the space) due to an error by the Ordnance Survey and the name stuck.' and is pronounced 'Though Scafell Pike is usually pronounced 'Skar Fell Pyke', the Lake District locals pronounce it 'SKOR-fall Pyke' with the emphasis on the first syllable. Indeed, many older texts spell it 'Skawfell Pike'.

The summit of Scafell Pike is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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English Mountain
1st highest in England,
8th in England & Wales

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English Nuttall
1st highest in England,
8th in England & Wales

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English Marilyn
1st highest in England,
138th highest in Great Britain

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Walk Scafell Pike walking UK Mountains in The Southern Fells The Lake District National Park Cumbrian, England

The view from the summit of Scafell Pike

Photo: David Cochrane


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You can walk to the top of Scafell Pike by using any of these 13 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk c111 Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

The direct route up and down England's Highest

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 6.25ml (10km)
Ascent:3,187ft (971m)
Time:5½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk c172 Scafell Pike via The Corridor Route from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

England's Highest Mountain

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7.5ml (12km)
Ascent:3,218ft (981m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk c233 Sca Fell and Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

England's 2 highest mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7.5ml (12km)
Ascent:4,195ft (1,279m)
Time:7 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c370 Scafell Pike from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

The 'easiest' way up England's highest mountain from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 8.5ml (13.5km)
Ascent:3,289ft (1,020m)
Time:6½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c197 Lingmell and Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

England's highest mountain

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 9ml (14.5km)
Ascent:3,696ft (1,126m)
Time:7 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c454 Scafell Pike via The Corridor Route from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

England's highest mountain via the famous Corridor Route

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 9ml (14.5km)
Ascent:3,236ft (986m)
Time:6.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c215 Scafell Pike from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

England's highest mountain

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 9.5ml (15km)
Ascent:3,477ft (1,060m)
Time:7 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c271 The Scafell Massif from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

England's highest & 2nd highest mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 9.75ml (15.5km)
Ascent:5,140ft (1,567m)
Time:8.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c453 The Scafell Mountains from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

Testing route up England's highest mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 11ml (17.5km)
Ascent:5,409ft (1,648m)
Time:9½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c416 Scafell Pike from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

The 'easiest' way up England's highest from Great Langdale

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 11.25ml (18km)
Ascent:3,883ft (1,183m)
Time:8 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)
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Walk c194 Scafell Pike from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

England's Highest Mountain

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 12.5ml (20km)
Ascent:4,684ft (1,428m)
Time:9.25hrs
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Walk c166 The Scafell Masiff from Wha House Farm, Eskdale

England's highest mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 13.75ml (22km)
Ascent:4,982ft (1,519m)
Time:10 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 9 Icon (Very Hard)
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Walk c110 The Eskdale Skyline from Wha House Farm, Eskdale

Stenuous high level route across England's highest mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 14ml (22.5km)
Ascent:6,009ft (1,832m)
Time:9 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 9 Icon (Very Hard)

See Scafell Pike and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

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The Whole of The Lake District National Park

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The Southern Fells of The Lake District National Park


See Scafell Pike and the surrounding tops on our downloadable Peak Bagging Maps in PDF format:

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The Southern Fells area of The Lake District National Park

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Walk & bag all 30 Wainwrights in The Southern Fells area of
The Lake District in just 11 easy-to-follow circular walks*

NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers' Maps might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.

*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.


You can find Scafell Pike & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL6 The English Lakes - South Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Scafell Pike Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Scafell Pike

Pete George walked up on October 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [with] Roco [weather] Beautiful cloud inversion on Lingmell, cloud rising on Scafell Pike, rest of day in fog

Tia Cain has climbed it [from/via/route] The visitor car park [with] Nick & Daryn [weather] Absolutely ATROCIOUS - Definitely should have gone to the pub & saved it for a better day. Visibility at the top only a matter of metres.

Andrew Francis-Lang has bagged it [from/via/route] Wasdale via Brown Tongue

Hazel Gilbert hiked it on June 24th, 2008 [with] Lawrence

David Peebles summited on February 26th, 2023 [from/via/route] Wasdale Nation Trust Carpark [with] Solo [weather] Poor Weather

Jason Mcmillan conquered it on April 28th, 2023 [from/via/route] Lingmell, Scafell Pike & Scafell

David Higginbottom scaled on November 15th, 2018 [with] Carolyn [weather] Good

John Ramsbottom walked up on January 7th, 2024 [from/via/route] Started at Wasdale Head car park [with] Lola [weather] sunshine cold & frosty, nice day - No pub this time . Being good

Christine Shepherd climbed it on August 19th, 1997 [from/via/route] Seathwaite via Grains Gill returning via Taylor Force. [with] Peter (my husband) [weather] Very hot & sunny with a heat haze. - I would definitely recommend the descent by Taylor Force Gill. (not for the faint hearted though) Have climbed Scafell on two other occasions. Easter 2003 with my daughter & 27.6.09, when I led a group from my church in Leeds to the summit. Finally climbed this fell on my own on 3.10.15. Climbed from Wasdale Head for the first time much easier than from Seathwaite. Climbed for a fifth time on 21.10.23 with Jenny & Ian.This was their first time on this summit.Great weather & views.We climbed Lingmell first & climbed Scafell Pike from Lingmell Col.

Philip Wilde bagged it during 2023 [from/via/route] Seathwaite via Corridor route [with] Son, Keir

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Scafell Pike

Illgill Head (left), Wast Water and Middle Fell (right) from Scafell Pike

Illgill Head (left), Wast Water and Middle Fell (right) from Scafell Pike

Photo: Tony Higgs (30)

*Kirk Fell (left), Great Gable (centre) Lingmell, Scafell Pike (partially hidden) and Illgill Head across Wast Water

*Kirk Fell (left), Great Gable (centre) Lingmell, Scafell Pike (partially hidden) and Illgill Head across Wast Water

Photo: Wayne Hill (19)

My wife Pat halfway up Scafell Pike

My wife Pat halfway up Scafell Pike

Photo: Paul Weston (1)

Scafell Pike Summit

Scafell Pike Summit

Photo: Mick Fox (5)

Me and my walking friends from work on Scafell Pike

Me and my walking friends from work on Scafell Pike

Photo: Chris Haselden (23)

Snow on Black Sails summit cairn with Great Carrs (centre left) and Scafell Pike (far right) in the background

Snow on Black Sails summit cairn with Great Carrs (centre left) and Scafell Pike (far right) in the background

Photo: David Elliott (1)

Snow on Scafell Pike and the Scafell Massif from a very frozen Innominate Tarn

Snow on Scafell Pike and the Scafell Massif from a very frozen Innominate Tarn

Photo: Peter Dryden (17)

Sca Fell (centre left), Mickledore, Scafell Pike and Ill Crag from Three Tarns

Sca Fell (centre left), Mickledore, Scafell Pike and Ill Crag from Three Tarns

Photo: Tim Hope (118)

Airplane wreckage below Broad Crag buttress, just off the corridor route to Scafell Pike

Airplane wreckage below Broad Crag buttress, just off the corridor route to Scafell Pike

Photo: Paul Johnson (24)

Yewbarrow, Great Gable, Lingmell and the shoulder of Scafell Pike from Wast Water

Yewbarrow, Great Gable, Lingmell and the shoulder of Scafell Pike from Wast Water

Photo: Alan Wainwright (74)

Scafell Pike summit from Ill Crag

Scafell Pike summit from Ill Crag

Photo: Craig Carter (36)

Lone fell walker on Scafell Pike with Symonds Knott and Sca Fell (left), Wast Water and Seatallen (right) beyond

Lone fell walker on Scafell Pike with Symonds Knott and Sca Fell (left), Wast Water and Seatallen (right) beyond

Photo: Craig Carter (28)

Pete and Alison on the summit of Scafell Pike

Pete and Alison on the summit of Scafell Pike

Photo: John Turner (5)

Ill Crag summit with Scafell Pike beyond

Ill Crag summit with Scafell Pike beyond

Photo: Craig Carter (39)

Scafell Pike from Pen (Eskdale)

Scafell Pike from Pen (Eskdale)

Photo: Mike Knipe (239)

Yewbarrow from Scafell Pike

Yewbarrow from Scafell Pike

Photo: Mick Coxon (11)

Innominate Tarn, Hay Stacks with Great Gable,  Kirk Fell and Scafell Pike in the distance

Innominate Tarn, Hay Stacks with Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Scafell Pike in the distance

Photo: Ian Mansell (22)

Great End from Broad Crag buttress, just off the corridor route to Scafell Pike

Great End from Broad Crag buttress, just off the corridor route to Scafell Pike

Photo: Paul Johnson (25)

On Scafell Pike

On Scafell Pike

Photo: Phil Jackson (1)

Scafell Pike (left) and Broad Crag (right) from Ill Crag

Scafell Pike (left) and Broad Crag (right) from Ill Crag

Photo: Christine Shepherd (351)


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Not familiar with this top?

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Download 13 easy-to-follow, circular walks that climb Scafell Pike

See the location of Scafell Pike and all 13 walks on an interactive Google Map

See the location of Scafell Pike on an interactive Google Bagging Map

See downloadable Bagging Map in PDF format that includes Scafell Pike

Read walk reports from hikers who have already bagged Scafell Pike

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