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Brilliant little scramble, very safe and managable 😊

This is a short but high ascent of a scramble called Foxes Rake. It is a relatively easy scramble but if wet would be very slippy. This takes you up to a plateau where Foxes Tarn should be if not in drought (it was) and then you can choose if you want to play and scramble again up stagger up what was grass banking as such. Once at the top you can tap out on Scafell Cairn the 2nd highest Fell in the Lakes.

A beautiful wild valley offshoot from Wasdale. The path here heads up to Black Sail Pass for access to Ennerdale and also is the main start for the Mosedale Horseshoe which is a round of the valley including Pillar, Scoat Fell, Red Pike and Yewbarrow. There used to be a good scree here from Dore Head back into Mosedale but not anymore.

Foxes Rake up to the tarn is the “easy” way to Scafell from Mickledore but it isn’t without its challenges. In summer it is usually dry so is a straightforward scramble up. In winter it can become a serious undertaking under snow, and without snow the water can turn to ice which persists because the sun never gets here much in winter. At least it is easier than some of the other alternatives.

3 star, grade 2 scrambling.

From the Nannycatch Gate, the path follows for about a kilometer the bed of the Nannycatchbeek, which defines the landscape here.

fantastic scramble along waterfalls, good to have waterproof boots

The path follows the stream which requires an easy scramble. Take your time as it is very slippy and be prepared to get wet hands/gloves from the wet rocks. (luckily I had two sets of gloves)