Red Pike (Buttermere)
Red Pike (Buttermere)
3.2km
Total Distance
630m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
From Buttermere village the path crosses to Burtness Wood and climbs beside Sour Milk Gill into Bleaberry Comb, passing Bleaberry Tarn before a steep pull to the summit. Red Pike rises to 755 m above Buttermere and Crummock Water. Its red colour comes from syenite in the rock and subsoil, most obvious on the eroded upper path.
Route Map
Along the trail
- Bus stop
- Bridge Hotel · 37m from the start
- Parking
- 6m from the start
- Path grade (SAC)
- T2
- Surface
- rock 80%, natural ground 12%
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Difficulty
4/5 · Difficult- Experience with long mountain hikes