⛰️ Scafell

📖 Key Information

Though 14m lower than its neighbour, Scafell at 964m (3,163ft) is in many respects the grander fell. Wainwright considered it finer than Scafell Pike in character and position — the tremendous crags of Scafell Crag dropping away to the east are among the most spectacular in England, home to some of the country's hardest rock climbs. For walkers, the ascent via Lord's Rake from Wasdale is a classic scramble, and the summit views across Mickledore to Scafell Pike and down into the wild upper Eskdale are magnificent. A serious, committed fell that rewards those who approach it with care.

🎯 Bonus Birketts within 3 km

These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits — detour to them on this walk and they are pure profit. Distances are straight-line; allow extra for terrain.

🦶 My hikes over Scafell (Strava)

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🅿️ Potential parking

Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.

🚌 Buses from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

No regular bus serves the start points for this fell — this is one for the car (or a long approach from the nearest served valley). The nearest hubs are Penrith (X4/X5 & 508), Ambleside and Windermere (555, 505, 516).

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

🌦️ 7-day summit forecast

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Other fells in this region

• Allen Crags
• Black Fell
• Bowfell
• Brim Fell
• Cold Pike
• Crinkle Crags - Long Top (Second Crinkle)
• Dow Crag
• Esk Pike
• Glaramara
• Great Carrs
• Great End
• Green Crag
• Grey Friar
• Hard Knott
• Harter Fell (Eskdale)
• Holme Fell
• Lingmell
• Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
• Pike of Blisco
• Rossett Pike
• Scafell Pike
• Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright summit)
• Slight Side
• Swirl How
• The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man)
• Wetherlam