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Red Screes

Area:Lake District - Eastern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall, and HuMP
(also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:776m
Maps:OL7(N) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY396087         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:cairn nearest trig point - photos
Notes:rocks 2m NW and 15m NW of cairn are of equal height; trig point is 20m NW of cairn at NY 39650 08771
Daylight:dawn 04:06, sunrise 04:57, sunset 21:38, dusk 22:28
External links:Wikipedia

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Red Screes from Wansfell
Red Screes from Wansfell


Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: adgl, AGJ64, albee23, alexreed, anne mariecb, awanderingfifer, bentonrambler, beth (twice), bryanatk, CarlandHay, CARLOS, cejackson1951, chipshot, Chris the rambler, chrisfry35 (x9), craig808, daleheadged, distantecho, DukeNukem, DuncanG22, Ejuk (twice), elbog_20, fellwalker68, fizzerfox, frothyraptor, gallowshill, gbh, Gillian7660, Ginty, hillbilly, Jesspeace, JMCM, Lancashire Lad (twice), livebox, Mikew92, NigelMall, PaulG1952, peterb, pwb999 (twice), RuslandRambler, samross, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, Shortnick, Smoo1610, spookyfish, springfishblue, Stephenmshanks, sterushton, steve71, StevetheRover, Strangerclur, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba (twice), vinmac, walsh581 (x3), and wolfgangb.

In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:

If you need accommodation we have details of 26 properties offering rooms near Red Screes. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Walker's Retreat, Ambleside
£322-1446 per week
4.9km (3.0 miles) away, sleeps 3
4 Self Classified
The Gables Guesthouse, Ambleside
£99-135 per night
4.9km (3.0 miles) away
4 AA Assessed
Innkeeper's Lodge Ambleside Lake District, Ambleside

4.7km (2.9 miles) away

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