Walk Route Map c454 Scafell Pike via The Corridor Route from Seathwaite

Walk c454 Scafell Pike via The Corridor Route from Seathwaite

England's highest mountain via the famous Corridor Route

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9mls (14.5km)
Ascent:	3,236ft (986m)
Time:	6¾hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

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Route outline for walk c454:

Seathwaite - Grains Gill - Stockley Bridge - Styhead Gill - Styhead Tarn - Sty Head - The Corridor Route - Skew Gill - Greta Gill - Piers Gill - Scafell Pike - The Corridor Route - Sty Head - Stockley Bridge - Seathwaite

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Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

In good weather you can see mountains in Wales, Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man from the summit of Scafell Pike so try and go in on a clear day.

At an elevation of 832m (2,731ft), Broad Crag Tarn is the highest body of standing water in England. It can be found approximately 420 m south west of the summit of Scafell Pike.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1
English
Mountain

1
Wainwright

1
English
Nuttall

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Scafell Pike at 978m (3210ft). Scafell Pike is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (1st highest in England, 8th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 1). Scafell Pike is also known as an English Nuttall (1st highest in England, 8th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (1st highest in England, 138th highest in the UK). 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. 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.

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90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c454 Scafell Pike via The Corridor Route from Seathwaite

In no particular order . . .

John Townsend and our dog Hamish's ashes at the top of Scafell Pike

Photo: Nancy Townsend (1)

Symonds Knott and Sca Fell from Scafell Pike

Photo: Craig Carter (20)

Great Gable (right) and The Buttermere Fells (centre) from Scafell Pike

Photo: David Cochrane (9)

Walk c454 Scafell Pike via The Corridor Route from Seathwaite - Snow on Esk Pike (left), Bow Fell (Bowfell) and Crinkle Crags (right) from the summit of Scafell Pike

Snow on Esk Pike (left), Bow Fell (Bowfell) and Crinkle Crags (right) from the summit of Scafell Pike

Photo: Tony Higgs (29)

On a very wet Scafell Pike last summer (ha ha ha)

Photo: Mark Kelly (1)

Me with Stuart Nicholson and Ryan McDowell on Scafell Pike.

Photo: Jonathan Ashforth (1)

On the top of Scafell Pike

Photo: Graeme Stephenson (2)

Walk c454 Scafell Pike via The Corridor Route from Seathwaite - Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Gunson Knott , Crinkle Crags (Long Top) and Crinkle Crags (South Top) from Scafell Pike

Esk Pike, Bow Fell (Bowfell), Gunson Knott , Crinkle Crags (Long Top) and Crinkle Crags (South Top) from Scafell Pike

Photo: Rob Barklamb (14)

Nearing the top of Scafell Pike

Photo: Steven Robinson (3)

The summit of Scafell Pike

Photo: Vic Lewis (1)

My daughter (11) conquering Scafell Pike

Photo: Linda Skilbeck (1)

Early morning snow on the summit of Scafell Pike

Photo: Chris Himsworth (1)

Father and Sons on top of Scafell Pike

Photo: Chris Budd (4)

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

Photo: Tony Higgs (30)

Me and my wife Sue at the summit of Scafell Pike

Photo: Billy Wright (1)

On the summit of Scafell Pike

Photo: Joanne Farman (1)

Scafell Pike summit

Photo: Stewart Green (5)

Snow on Great Napes from Sty Head

Photo: Bob Ferguson (80)

Snow on Great Napes from Sty Head

Photo: Bob Ferguson (78)

My son on his first boys mountain climb up Scafell Pike with his Dad and Grandad

Photo: Joanne Farman (2)

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