Red Screes

Distance: 3.5km (2.07 Miles)
Ascent: 321m (1053ft)
Time: 2 Hours

It was a lovely sunny afternoon on the day of arrival in the Lakes and to make the most of the time I headed up to Red screes which towers over Kirkstone Pass. The pass actually provides the most obvious place to start a walk from to the summit.

Looking down to the Kirkstone Pass Inn.

Raven Crag just south west of the summit.

The Kirkstone Pass road to the far left with The Struggle heading over to the right down to Ambleside. The fell in the background is Wansfell.

Frostwick and Ill Bell over St Ravens Edge.

The same view from higher up with Kentmere Pike and Harter Fell behind.

Wansfell and two sections of Windermere.

Red Screes summit shelter and trig col.

A small cornice of snow along the ridge down to Middle Dodd. Helvellyn is over there lost in the thick cloud.

An awesome little snow cave. Do you think it was properly used?

A birds eye view of Kirkstone Pass just on the descent back to the car park.