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Stock Ghyll Force – Red Screes summit cairn loop from Ambleside

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Stock Ghyll Force – Red Screes summit cairn loop from Ambleside

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Stock Ghyll Force – Red Screes summit cairn loop from Ambleside

04:43

13.8km

710m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.44 km

Stock Ghyll Force

Highlight • Natural

A walk up,Dale How will bring you to the lower end viewing point

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6.17 km

Kirkstone Pass

Highlight • Viewpoint

Challenging Lake District climb with spectacular views and a pub at the top - what more could you want?!

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6.21 km

Kirkstone Pass Inn

Highlight • Rest Area

Up here, in good weather, you can enjoy the view over a good ale or just like that. The P is free. It is only asked for a donation.

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6.97 km

Trail Marker on the Ridge, Lake District National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Glad the weather was abit foggy.would not of gone up ortherwise

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7.14 km

Kilnshaw Chimney Ascent

Highlight • Climb

Steep ascent to red screes

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7.39 km

A steep ascent up from the Kirkstone Pass Inn, the trail zig zags expertly in and around the crags. I found the route to be obvious in good visibility, with some of the steps low down on the route having been stone pitched. In dry weather the rock is grippy. It helps to put your hands on the rock in a couple of places (but it would be a stretch to call it a technical scramble).

In poor weather Red Screes can be a dangerous place to be with the rocks becoming slippery in the wet and a gust of wind could result in a nasty fall - one Mountain Rescue volunteer fell in early 2021 and sustained life-changing injuries during a rescue.

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9.25 km

Snarker Pike Ridge Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

The amazing views down the ridge over Ambleside and Windermere make this path a more rewarding way up or down Red Screes than the short but steep hop from the Kirkstone pass

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12.9 km

Ambleside Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Many tourists about, plenty of shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants, souvenir shops. This is a busy place

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13.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.19 km

2.32 km

1.37 km

631 m

181 m

138 m

Surfaces

5.18 km

4.20 km

2.68 km

1.01 km

563 m

201 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 24 August

19°C

10°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

May 7, 2023,Hike

This is fabulous walk from Ambleside and back. Climbing up Red Screes from Kirkstone Inn is steep and a couple of times very exposed but in general safe and worth the effort for the views. Coming back down the other way is a gradual gradient dropping down towatds Ambleside. I put hard knots pass but meant Kirkstone pass I was …

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Stock Ghyll Force – Red Screes summit cairn loop from Ambleside

Stock Ghyll Force

Kirkstone Pass

Kirkstone Pass Inn

Trail Marker on the Ridge, Lake District National Park

Kilnshaw Chimney Ascent

Red Screes summit cairn

Snarker Pike Ridge Path

Ambleside Town Centre

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