Red Screes
A fell running between Patterdale and Ambleside, the Red Screes get their name from the reddish debris piled on the peak's eastern slope.
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Red Screes Details
A fell running between Patterdale and Ambleside, the Red Screes get their name from the reddish debris piled on the peak's eastern slope. Rising up to 2,546 feet (776 meters), this long ridge line is topped by a broad plateau with many cairns, a rock shelter, and the Red Scree Tarn. Summit views include the Kirkstone Inn in the foreground as well as Helvellyn, High Street, and other peaks and fells. From Ambleside, you can climb the Red Screes via "The Struggle" route northeast of town, which leads over Snarker Pass to the summit. Other well-trodden access points are from Kirkstone Pass and Scandale Pass.
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Nearby Parks Around Red Screes
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Red Screes
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1.9 mi away
Rydal Hall
Rydal Hall is the Diocese of Carlisle Conference, Retreat and Holiday Centre and Home to the Rydal Hall Community
2.2 mi away
Ambleside Sports
Celebrating the Lake District's Traditional sports of fell racing, hound trailing, grass track cycle racing and Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, Ambleside Sports traditionally take place on the last Thursday in July.
2.4 mi away
Fairfield
A fine vista, with all the major fell groups well seen, and views down into the abyss of Deepdale only yards away.
2.5 mi away
High Street
High Street is the highest summit in the eastern fells of the Lake District, and was once traversed by a Roman road, giving the peak its name.
2.5 mi away
Rydal Water
Small Rydal Water is just east of more popular Grasmere Lake and offers a serene spot for hiking and swimming.
