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Scafell Pike summit – Sprinkling Tarn loop from Wasdale

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Scafell Pike summit – Sprinkling Tarn loop from Wasdale

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5.0

(2)

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Scafell Pike summit – Sprinkling Tarn loop from Wasdale

06:06

14.6km

930m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 3.40 km for 859 m

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Parking

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4.16 km

Scafell Pike summit

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At 3,209 feet (978 m) Scafell Pike is England's highest mountain. The summit is also one of the most stunning due to its remote location and awe-inspiring views. While many …

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4.78 km

Broad Crag

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Standing at 3,064 feet (934 meters), Broad Crag is the fourth highest peak in the Scafell range, following Scafell Pike, Scafell and Ill Crag. While thousands of hikers pass within …

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7.98 km

Sprinkling Tarn

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Sprinkling Tarn is an idyllic stretch of still water surrounded by the dramatic and imposing rock faces of Great Gable and Great End. A serene, peaceful spot on the long hike up Scafell Pike.

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8.20 km

Sprinklin Tarn is a mountain lake at the foot of Great End. Sprinkling Tarn is known as one of the wettest places in England with an annual average of 5 meters of rainwater.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprinkling_Tarn

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9.13 km

View of Styhead Tarn

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A nice place to stop and have a bite to eat, or allow others to catch up. Has been known that a few wild campers pitch up here.

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9.34 km

Sty Head Stretcher Box

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Sty Head is the apex of an ancient and wild trade route between Borrowdale and Wasdale, the Styhead Pass. Right in the mountainous heart of the Lake District, it separates …

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11.6 km

Moses Trod

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Named after Moses Rigg, an 18th-century quarryman who established this path as the fastest way through the mountains between the slate mines at Honister and Wasdale. Today, the route is …

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14.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.49 km

3.99 km

1.89 km

191 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.00 km

2.83 km

2.39 km

1.77 km

144 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Friday 3 July

18°C

14°C

57 %

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Scafell Pike summit – Sprinkling Tarn loop from Wasdale

Scafell Pike summit

Broad Crag

Sprinkling Tarn

Sprinkling Tarn

View of Styhead Tarn

Sty Head Stretcher Box

Moses Trod

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