SCAFELL PIKE · 978 M · NY 215 072
Brown Tongue & Hollow Stones from Wasdale
The roof of England the honest way — up from Britain's favourite view into a cathedral of crags and a boulder-field summit.
DISTANCE
9 km
ASCENT
900 m
ESTIMATED TIME
6 h
PHOTO ZONES
5
locations revealed on the hill
THE START
Lake Head car park (NT)
NY 182 075 · CA20 1EX
National Trust pay & display (£10 all day); toilets and welcome centre.
TODAY ON THE SUMMIT
SUMMIT TEMP
5°C
WIND / GUSTS
6 / 12 m/s
CLOUD COVER
100%
RAIN CHANCE
18%
Open-Meteo · summit-height estimate · always check the MWIS mountain forecast before you commit.
TODAY'S LIGHT
SUNRISE
06:36
golden until 07:23
SUNSET
19:42
golden from 18:54
THE HIDDEN FIVE
5 photo zones wait on this route
Their locations are secret until you're on the hill — that's the game. What we'll tell you: 2 at golden hour, 3 in any light. Plan your start time accordingly.
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BEFORE YOU GO
Featureless boulder dome in mist; take care at Broad Crag col. Mickledore and the screes are NOT on route.
The mountain decides. Check the forecast, carry map and compass, and read the Fell Pledge.