Scafell Pike Via: Styhead Tarn, The Corridor, Scafell Pike, Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Esk Hause, Grains.

From Seathwaite.

Length 6.5 Miles

Location OS Landranger sheet 90 Start point NY 234122

How to get there From Keswick take the B5289 south to Buttermere. Turn left at Seatoller for Seathwaite park on roadside.

1 August 2004

Start:- On path to Stockley Bridge, over bridge and take path up and to the right, for Styhead.
Stockley bridge & Styhead Tarn with Great End above
Looking back to Styhead Tarn

Beyond Styhead, the path goes left and then right onto the Corridor below Spout Head.
Great Gable from the corridor
And again further up.

Lingmell
The path leads eventually up and left to Scafell Pike
Scafell from the approach to Scafell Pike
Wastwater
Across the rock strewn top to the busy Summit cairn
On the summit looking across to Bowfell and Crinkle Crags

Head off in a northeasterly direction to Broad Crag passing Ill Bell on the right.
Looking across to Lingmell with Gt. Gable beyond.
Ill Crag with Bowfell beyond

Follow path down to Esk Hause left to below Great End and then right down trhe path beside Ruddy Gill
At Esk Hause
Follow the path back down to Stockley bridge and back to the start.
Back to Start