Scafell Pike

Rising 3,209 feet (978 meters) above sea level, Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England and a popular hiker's destination with many routes to the summit.

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Rising 3,209 feet (978 meters) above sea level, Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England and a popular hiker's destination with many routes to the summit. Along with other surrounding fells and crags, it forms the head of Eskdale, a glacial valley in Cumbria. Broad Crag Tarn is on Scafell Pike -- at 2,700 feet, it is one of the highest bodies of water in England. There's also a memorial at the summit dedicated to soldiers who died in World War I. Scafell Pike can be climbed from Wasdale, Borrowdale, Langdale, or Eskdale. The route from Wasdale Head is the most popular; the trailhead is at the north end of Wastwater. The Borrowdale route is more scenic, but tougher: it begins at Seathwaite Farm and follows the "Corridor Route" along the side of Sca Fell. The Langdale route starts at the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel and passes Angle Tarn on the way to the summit. The longest hike begins at Eskdale, which begins as a walk along the River Esk but becomes quite steep whether you choose to ascend by tracing the river to its source at Esk Hause, climbing to the Mickeldore Ridge, or taking the Little Narrowcove route from the Great Moss bog.

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